Kjell Landmark (14 October 1930 – 21 October 2010) was a

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poet and politician, born in

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. He was one of the founders of the party Sosialistisk Folkeparti, today's Socialist Left. He was central in the struggle against Norwegian membership of the

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, which ended in a 1972 referendum rejecting membership. Also a writer, Landmark published two collections of poems.

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1930 births 2010 deaths Norwegian male poets Socialist Left Party (Norway) politicians 20th-century Norwegian poets 20th-century Norwegian male writers Politicians from Arendal {{Norway-politician-1930s-stub