'The best of us all'.With these words, Margot Wallstrom, Sweden's EU Commissioner, described Anna Lindh Ylva Anna Maria Lindh (19 June 1957–11 September 2003) was a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1998 until her murder in 2003. She previously served as Minister for the Environment from 1994 to 1998. , our foreign minister, shortly after her murder in a Stockholm Stockholm (stŏk`hôlm'), city (1995 pop. 692,954), capital of Sweden and of Stockholm co., E Sweden, situated where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. department store. A possible future Prime Minister, Lindh represented the best of Sweden's political tradition of openness and closeness to the people. A newspaper editorial wrote of her 'honesty, straight-forwardness and care' and added, 'for her, people were important'. The mosque mosque (mŏsk), building for worship used by members of the Islamic faith. Muhammad's house in Medina (A.D. 622), with its surrounding courtyard and hall with columns, became the prototype for the mosque where the faithful gathered for prayer. in Stockholm dedicated its Friday prayers to her, the first time this has been done for a Swede swede: see turnip. . |
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