Harald Edelstam | |
|---|---|
 Harald Edelstam in 1946. | |
| Ambassador of Sweden to Algeria | |
| In office 1974–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Jean-Jacques von Dardel |
| Succeeded by | Stig Brattström |
| Ambassador of Sweden to Chile | |
| In office 1972–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Louis De Geer |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Ambassador of Sweden to Guatemala | |
| In office 1969–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Arne Björnberg |
| Succeeded by | Claës König |
| Ambassador of Sweden to Indonesia | |
| In office 1966–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Louis De Geer |
| Succeeded by | Karl Henrik Andersson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustav Harald Edelstam March 17, 1913 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | April 16, 1989 (aged 76) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Spouse(s) | Louise von Rosen
(m. 1939–1958)Natascha Michéew
(m. 1959–1963)Christine Colmain
(m. 1981) |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Gustav Harald Edelstam (March 17, 1913 – April 16, 1989) was a Swedish diplomat. During World War II he earned the nickname Svarta nejlikan ("the Black Pimpernel," a reference to the Scarlet Pimpernel) for helping hundreds of Norwegian Jews, SOE agents, and saboteurs escape from the Germans. During the early 1970s he was stationed in Santiago, Chile, and became known as the "Raoul Wallenberg of the 1970s" when he helped over 1,200 Chileans, hundreds of Cuban diplomats and civilians, and 67 Uruguayan and Bolivian refugees escape persecution by dictator Augusto Pinochet.[1]
- ^ Camacho Padilla, Fernando (2006). "Los asilados de las embajadas de Europa Occidental en Chile tras el golpe militar y sus consecuencias diplomáticas: El caso de Suecia". European Review of Latin American and Caribbean Studies | Revista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe (81): 21. doi:10.18352/erlacs.9646.