Folke Bernadotte
Diplomat, Noble person
1895 – 1948
Who was Folke Bernadotte?
Folke Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was a Swedish diplomat and nobleman noted for his negotiation of the release of about 31,000 prisoners from German concentration camps during World War II, including 450 Danish Jews from Theresienstadt released on 14 April 1945. In 1945, he received a German surrender offer from Heinrich Himmler, though the offer was ultimately rejected.
After the war, Bernadotte was unanimously chosen to be the United Nations Security Council mediator in the Arab–Israeli conflict of 1947–1948. He was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1948 by the militant Zionist group Lehi while pursuing his official duties. The decision to assassinate him had been taken by Natan Yellin-Mor, Yisrael Eldad and Yitzhak Shamir, who later became Prime Minister of Israel.
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- Born
- Jan 2, 1895
Stockholm - Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Swedes
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Profession
- Died
- Sep 17, 1948
Jerusalem - Resting place
- Norra Begravningsplatsen
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on July 23, 2013
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