Carl-Henrik "C.-H." Hermansson (14 December 1917 – 26 July 2016)[1] was a Swedish politician who served as chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden (during his leadership renamed the Left Party – Communists) from 1964 to 1975 and member of parliament from 1963 to 1985. He was a major force in redirecting Left Party policies away from Moscow loyalism towards Eurocommunism and Scandinavian Popular Socialism.[2] He wrote several books regarding capitalism and the owners of the large corporations, as well as on communists and the policies of the left.^{[citation needed]}

C.-H. Hermansson SKP
C.-H. Hermansson at a Young Left convention in May 2003 Photo: Emma Jones
Leader of the Left Party Communists
In office 1964–1975
Preceded by	Hilding Hagberg
Succeeded by	Lars Werner
Member of the Swedish Parliament for Stockholm Municipality
In office 1963–1985
Personal details
Born	(1917-12-14)14 December 1917 Bollnäs, Sweden
Died	26 July 2016(2016-07-26) (aged 98) Stockholm, Sweden
Political party	Left Party Communists
Profession	Politician

At the time of Joseph Stalin's death in 1953, Hermansson praised Stalin as a brilliant scientist and a great leader. He subsequently regretted this and referred to his own words about Stalin as reprehensible.[3]

References

Further reading

Schmidt, W. 2005. C.H. Hermansson: En politisk biografi. Stockholm: Leopard förlag.

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