Arne Myrdal

Arne Johannes Myrdal (2 November 1935 – 8 August 2007) was a Norwegian local politician and later a convicted anti-immigration activist. He also saw himself as a very religious man.[1] He had a varied working career, including as a military officer and businessman.[2] He was active in local politics for the Labour Party in the 1960s, until he broke out and founded the local "Øyestad Free Labour Party" ("Øyestad frie Arbeiderparti"). In 1981, he came in the public spotlight for having co-written a highly controversial local history book for Øyestad.

Myrdal was one of the founders of the anti-immigration organisation Folkebevegelsen mot innvandring (FMI) in 1987, and went on to become well known for his activism and violent clashes[3] in the late 1980s to early 1990s, initially as the leader of the organisation. In 1990, he was convicted to one year in prison for planning to bomb an asylum centre.[4] He broke out of the FMI in 1991 to form his own more militant organisation, Norge mot innvandring (NMI).[5] Myrdal retired from political activity in the mid-1990s due to failing health.[2] He died in 2007 following long-term illness.[6]

  1. ^ "Så seg som Døperen Johannes". 24 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference mw69 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_wNGO5rcL9o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
  4. ^ "Arne Myrdal dømt for terrorplan - Video". Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  5. ^ Bjørgo, 1997, pp. 58–59.
  6. ^ "Arne Myrdal er død" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Norwegian News Agency. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2011.