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The Norwegian Movement for Vietnam ( no, Vietnambevegelsen i Norge) was a Norwegian
advocacy group Advocacy groups, also known as interest groups, special interest groups, lobbying groups or pressure groups use various forms of advocacy in order to influence public opinion and ultimately policy. They play an important role in the developm ...
. Its purpose was to convey friendship and solidarity with "people of Indochina", opposing the Vietnam War. It was created in January 1968 as an offshoot of the
Norwegian Solidarity Committee for Vietnam Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...
, which had been hijacked by the Socialist Youth League (SUF) to the dismay of the Workers' Youth League. Eventually, the Movement for Vietnam was joined by Socialist Youth, the Young Communist League as well as various trade unions and women's organizations. Leaders of the Movement for Vietnam include
Arne Kokkvoll Arne Kokkvoll (1925 – 19 September 1998) was a Norwegians, Norwegian historian, librarian/archivist and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. Biography He was born at Kokkvollen in Røros, and took the cand.philol. degree in 19 ...
(1969–1972), MP
Tove Pihl Tove Agnethe Pihl (21 December 1924 – 20 January 1987) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party. She was born in Kristiania as the daughter of professor in medicine Otto Lous Mohr and the noted activist Tove Mohr. Her m ...
(1973–1974), and
Jostein Nyhamar Jostein Nyhamar (23 September 1922 – 30 July 1993) was a Norwegian magazine editor, biographer and politician for the Labour Party. Jostein Nyhamar was born in Nedre Eiker. He edited the weekly magazine ''Aktuell'' from 1959 to 1974, and '' For ...
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;Further reading * Political advocacy groups in Norway Anti–Vietnam War groups 1968 establishments in Norway {{Norway-org-stub