Hjalmar Branting
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| In office 10 March 1920 – 27 October 1920 |
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| Preceded by | Nils Edén |
| Succeeded by | Louis De Geer |
| In office 13 October 1921 – 19 April 1923 |
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| Preceded by | Oscar von Sydow |
| Succeeded by | Ernst Trygger |
| In office 18 October 1924 – 24 January 1925 |
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| Preceded by | Ernst Trygger |
| Succeeded by | Rickard Sandler |
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| Born | 23 November 1860 |
| Died | 24 February 1925 (aged 64) |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Spouse | Anna Branting (née Jäderin) |
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Karl Hjalmar Branting (23 November 1860 – 24 February 1925) was a Swedish politician. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Nils Edén ( 25 August 1871 &ndash 16 June 1945) was a Swedish historian and liberal politician Prime Minister of Sweden Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oscar Fredrik von Sydow ( July 12 1873 &ndash August 19 1936) was a Swedish Politician who served as Prime Minister Ernst Trygger ( 27 October 1857 &ndash 23 September 1943) was a Swedish Jurist Professor and conservative Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Trygger ( 27 October 1857 &ndash 23 September 1943) was a Swedish Jurist Professor and conservative Rickard Johannes Sandler ( 29 January 1884 – 12 November 1964) was a Swedish Social Democratic Politician Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 'Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden' contests elections as 'Workers' Party - Social Democrats' Anna Matilda Charlotta Branting née Jäderin ( 19 November 1855 - 11 December 1950) Swedish journalist and writer Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. He was the leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party (1907–1925), and Prime Minister during three separate periods (1920, 1922–1923, and 1924–1925). The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 'Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden' contests elections as 'Workers' Party - Social Democrats' The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. When Branting first came to power in 1920, he was not only the first Swedish Prime Minister who took office following elections with universal suffrage, but also the first socialist politician in Europe to do so. The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. Universal suffrage (also universal adult suffrage, general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of the right to vote to Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution
His education was in mathematical astronomy, and he was an assistant at the Stockholm Observatory; but he gave up scientific work to become a journalist in 1884. The Stockholm Observatory (Swedish Stockholms observatorium) is an astronomical institution in Stockholm Sweden founded in the 18th century and today part of Stockholm He began editing the newspaper Social-Demokraten in 1886, was together with August Palm one of the main organizers of the Swedish Social Democratic Party in 1889, and was its first Member of Parliament from 1896, and for six years the only one. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common August Teodor Palm ( February 5, 1849 - March 14, 1922) was a Swedish socialist activist and a key person in introducing The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 'Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden' contests elections as 'Workers' Party - Social Democrats' Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
He led the Social Democrats in opposing a war to keep Norway united with Sweden. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional When the crisis came in 1905, he coined the slogan "Hands off Norway, King!" The Social Democrats organized resistance to a call-up of reserves and a general strike against a war, and are credited with a substantial share in preventing one.
Hjalmar Branting accepted Eduard Bernstein's revision of Marxism and became a reformist socialist, advocating a peaceful transition from capitalism towards socialism. Eduard Bernstein ( January 6 1850 December 18 1932) was a German social democratic theoretician and Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Socialist Reformism is the belief that gradual democratic changes in a Society can ultimately change a society's fundamental economic relations and political structures Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Capitalism is the Economic system in which the Means of production are owned by private Persons and operated for Profit and where He believed that if workers were given the vote, this could be achieved by parliamentary ways. Branting supported the February Revolution in Russia in 1917. The February Revolution (Февральская революция in 1917 in Russia was the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He was pro-Menshevik and defended the government of Kerensky, who he even personally visited in Petrograd. The Mensheviks (Minority (Меньшевик) were a faction of the Russian Revolutionary movement that emerged in 1903 after a dispute between Vladimir Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky (Алекса́ндр Фёдорович Ке́ренский Aleksandr Fjëdorovich Kerenskij) ( June 11, 1970) served Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River When the October Revolution broke out the same year, Branting condemned the Bolshevik seizure of power. The October Revolution (Октябрьская революция Oktyabrskaya revolyutsiya) also known as the Soviet Revolution The Bolsheviks, originally also Bolshevists ( Большевик Большевист (singular, derived from bolshe, "more" were a faction
1917 also saw a split in the Swedish Social Democratic Party, the youth league and the revolutionary sections of the party broke away and formed the Social Democratic Left Party of Sweden, headed by Zeth Höglund. Young Left ( Ung Vänster) is the Youth organization of the Swedish Left Party. The Left Party ( Vänsterpartiet) is a Socialist and Feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Carl Zeth "Zäta" Konstantin Höglund ( April 29, 1884 – August 13, 1956) was a leading Swedish Socialist politician This group soon became the (original) Swedish Communist Party. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Zeth Höglund later wrote a two-volume biography about Hjalmar Branting.
As Prime Minister he brought Sweden into the League of Nations and was personally active as a delegate within it. The League of Nations was an International organization founded as a result of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919–1920 When the question of whether Åland should be handed over to Sweden after the independence of Finland from Russia was brought up, he let the League of Nation decide upon the issue. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Bolshevist Russia or Bolshevik Russia is a common term for the Bolshevik side in the Russian Civil War, or more specifically the Russian He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1921 for his work in the League of Nations. The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar
Branting is commemorated by the Branting Monument in Stockholm. The Branting Monument is a monument in Stockholm, Sweden, with a statue of the Swedish Social Democratic leader Hjalmar Branting
See also
External links
- Nobel Committee information on 1921 Laureates. The Swedish general election held in 1921 (Riksdagsmannavalet till andra kammaren was the General election to the second chamber of the Swedish Diet, (the Riksdag
| Preceded by Claes Tholin |
Leader of the Social Democratic Party 1907-1925 |
Succeeded by Per Albin Hansson |
| Preceded by Conrad Carleson |
Minister of Finance 1917-1918 |
Succeeded by Fredrik Thorsson |
| Preceded by Nils Edén |
Prime Minister of Sweden 1920 |
Succeeded by Louis De Geer |
| Preceded by Oscar von Sydow |
Minister for Foreign Affairs 1921-1923 |
Succeeded by Ernst Trygger |
| Preceded by Oscar von Sydow |
Prime Minister of Sweden 1921-1923 |
Succeeded by Ernst Trygger |
| Preceded by Ernst Trygger |
Prime Minister of Sweden 1924-1925 |
Succeeded by Rickard Sandler |
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