Bernadotte, Folke, Count
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Bernadotte, Folke, Count (b. 2 Jan. 1895, d. 17 Sept. 1948). Swedish international mediator Born in Stockholm, the nephew of King Gustav V of Sweden, he was involved in work for humanitarian causes for most of his life, particularly on behalf of the
Red Cross. During World War II, he managed to establish good contacts with
Himmler, thanks to which he was able to save around 30,000 people (among them around 20,000 Scandinavians) from
Nazi concentration camps. In return, he was asked by Himmler to arrange peace talks with the Allies in 1945, to
Hitler's great irritation. As president of the Swedish Red Cross since 1946, he was asked by
Trygve Lie to act as a mediator in
Palestine in 1948 for the
UN. He was murdered by Israeli terrorists determined to prevent the partition of Palestine.
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-UN: Secretary-General, unveiling memorial to Count Folke Bernadotte -- 'taught us what a peacemaker is'.
M2 Presswire; 10/14/1998; 659 words
; ...UN: Secretary-General, unveiling memorial to Count Folke Bernadotte, says his example 'taught us what a peacemaker...statement at the unveiling of the memorial to Count Folke Bernadotte, in New York today: Folke Bernadotte was not only...
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Count (Folke) Bernadotte's folly.
Magazine article from: Queen's Quarterly; 12/22/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...convoy of vehicles carrying United Nations' mediator Count Folke Bernadotte and his staff through the streets of Jerusalem came...diplomatic mission of the utmost delicacy, Count Folke Bernadotte embarked - in June of 1948 - upon the first United...
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Count Bernadotte remembered in memorial service
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/15/2002; 445 words
; ...STOCKHOLM, Sweden Count Sigvard Bernadotte, who wanted to die...in Stockholm where Bernadotte and his third wife...attended service. Bernadotte, who died Feb. 4...the cousin of Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN...
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60th anniversary of Count Bernadotte's assassination marked in Jerusalem. Swedish diplomat was killed by Lehi four months after taking UN post
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 9/18/2008; ; 599 words
; ...Headline: 60th anniversary of Count Bernadotte's assassination marked in...Wednesday in Jerusalem. Count Folke Bernadotte was killed in Jerusalem on September...a plaque at the YMCA, where Bernadotte had his headquarters. Bernadotte...
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Count Sigvard Bernadotte Buried
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/15/2002; 538 words
; ...In 1951, he was dubbed Count af Wisborg by Grand Duchess...relations recently. The count also was a well-known...nearly 9 million people. Count Sigvard's father was the cousin of Count Folke Bernadotte, the UN mediator who was...
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THE BERNADOTTE PLAN
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 6/13/1995; ; 366 words
; ...helped organize the execution of Count Folke Bernadotte in Jerusalem - September 17...operation was necessitated by the Bernadotte Plan which virtually prescribed...prevented from expanding. Had Bernadotte lived, the Jewish State would...
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Peres apologizes for assassination of Bernadotte
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/15/1995; ; 186 words
; ...that it condemns the killing of Swedish mediator Count Folke Bernadotte, and thereby hopes - once and for all - that tensions...assembled Swedish dignitaries as well as members of the Bernadotte family last night, at the Tel Aviv Museum. Copyright...
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BERNADOTTE'S MURDER
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/31/1995; ; 224 words
; ...31-1995 Sir, - You reported on May 16 that Foreign Minister Shimon Peres had apologized for the murder of Count Folke Bernadotte, and that Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Mona Sahlin spoke of this "long-awaited apology to Sweden." In fact...
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A Bullet for the Count
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 9/11/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...17, 1948, UN peace mediator Count Folke Bernadotte was assassinated in Jerusalem...itself. Half a century after Bernadotte's death, the terms of Israeli...Aviv Museum on May 14, 1948, Bernadotte arrived in Israel. Tall, imperial...
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-UN: Secretary-General pays tribute to United Nations first mediator.
M2 Presswire; 10/14/1998; 547 words
; ...and in memory of Count Folke Bernadotte, in New York...to recall that Folke Bernadotte conducted much...for peace that counts. As the hotel...the King and the count's sons know well -- Folke Bernadotte was not a man...
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Count Folke Bernadotte
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Count Folke Bernadotte , 1895-1948, Swedish internationalist; nephew of King Gustavus...was assassinated by Jewish extremists; Ralph Bunche succeeded him. Bernadotte wrote several autobiographical books. Bibliography: See biography...
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Bernadotte, Count Folke
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Bernadotte, Count Folke (1895–1948),a nephew...president of the Swedish Red Cross, Bernadotte twice arranged for the exchange of...without Hitler's authority, asked Bernadotte to mediate with the western Allies...
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Bernadotte, Folke, Count
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Bernadotte, Folke, Count (1895–1948) Swedish international mediator. The nephew of Gustav V, he entered the Swedish army as a young man...
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Lohamei Herut Yisrael
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...members assassinated the United Nations mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, in Jerusalem. Following this incident David...others joined Menachem Begin's Herut. see also bernadotte, folke; dayr yasin; guinness, walter edward; irgun...
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Diagnostic Products Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...separated into a group of 1,000 Jews. According to unconfirmed reports, a member of Sweden's royal family, Count Folke Bernadotte, offered Henrich Himmler $5 million for 1,000 Jews, a deal that ultimately led to the Zierings' freedom...
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