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Åke Sjölin
Åke Magnus Valdemar Sjölin (26 August 1910 – 19 October 1999) was a Swedish diplomat. Sjölin began his career in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1937 and held diplomatic posts in the United States, Argentina, and Norway before becoming an ambassador in the Middle East in the late 1950s. He later served as ambassador in Africa and Asia, including South Vietnam, where he was Sweden’s last envoy before diplomatic relations changed in 1967. That same year, he became consul general in Berlin, a role he held until 1972, before concluding his career as ambassador to several West African nations from 1972 to 1976. Early life Sjölin was born on 26 August 1910 in Lindesberg, Sweden, the son of mayor Magnus Sjölin and his wife Svea (née Rehnvall). He passed ''studentexamen'' in Lund in 1928 and received a Candidate of Law degree from Stockholm University College in 1933. Career Sjölin completed his clerkship in Linde and Medelstad Judicial District from 1934 to 1936 before joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindesberg
Lindesberg () is a locality and the seat of Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 9,672 inhabitants in 2017. History Lindesberg has centuries old history, being the center of an old mining district. The earliest known traces of a town are in the foundations of the 14th century stone church. That town was however known as Lindesås. It got its charter and current name in 1643, granted by Queen Christina, making it one of the now defunct Cities of Sweden. The name ''lind'' means the linden tree (Br. Eng. lime tree), which is why the coat of arms depicts a tree. The mining district Lindesberg was mentioned on the 16th century grand map Carta Marina. Notability Between 1996 and 2007, the Augustibuller punk festival had been held in Lindesberg. The festival attracted more visitors each year and some of the bands who played were Desmond Dekker, Charged GBH, Bad Manners, Napalm Death and The Perishers. Due to low number of visitors in 2007, the planning for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
