Catalog Search Results
Series
Language
English
Description
On the 28 February 1986, Olof Palme, Sweden's social democratic Prime Minister, was shot dead as he was walking home from the cinema which he had attended with his wife. 20 years on and still there are no answers, only theories. Although there seem to have been several witnesses who saw men with walkie-talkies in the vicinity on the night in question, the Swedish police force seems to have closed ranks. According to the chief investigator on the case,...
Series
Language
English
Description
Patrice Lumumba was the first elected prime minister of the former Belgian Congo. While popular with the Congolese, he alienated many in Europe and the United States. A few months after becoming prime minister, he was overthrown by a military coup and then killed. Nobody has been charged with the crime.
Series
Language
English
Description
Rafic Hariri was a self-made billionaire who returned to Lebanon to help improve his native country. He was killed by a car bomb close to the time when many thought he would again be prime minister. The ongoing UN investigation has no final answers, but many think the Syrians were involved.
Series
Language
English
Description
Summary: "In the Netherlands, a country so keen on consensus, Pim Fortuyn, a political outsider, criticises both the traditional right-of-centre, and the established left-of-centre parties. His main target was immigration, the problems of social security, unemployment and public safety. In cities like Rotterdam, there is an immigrant majority. In the past it had been "Come to tolerant Holland, you're welcome." First came the old colonies, then the...
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Suggest a purchase. Submit Request