Democratic Alliance () was a
Swedish
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anti-Socialist
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organisation. It was known for its support of the
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in the
Vietnam War
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, the support for
NATO
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and strong criticism of
Olof Palme
Sven Olof Joachim Palme (; ; 30 January 1927 – 28 February 1986) was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 1986. Palme led the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1969 until h ...
then
Prime Minister of Sweden
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.
The heritage of DA has been passed on by Contra, a foundation which publishes a magazine by the same name. It takes libertarian and conservative positions and claims credit for introducing the ideas of
Milton Friedman
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in Sweden.
Leading members of DA have been
Carl G Holm Carl may refer to:
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, founder of the magazine ''Contra'', and
Tommy Hansson
Tommy Hansson (born 9 January 1956) is a former Swedish footballer. Hansson is notable for scoring the goal that made his club Malmö FF advance to the 1979 European Cup Final.
Honours
Club
;Malmö FF
*Allsvenskan: 1977
Events Januar ...
, currently editor of ''Contra''.
Political history of Sweden
Anti-communist organizations
Anti-communism in Sweden
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