Editing Per Albin Hansson (section)

==Death and political legacy==
Following [[V-E Day|the surrender of Germany]], Hansson wanted to maintain a Social Democratic-led coalition government of all non-Communist parties. However, he failed to achieve this as a result of strong opposition within his own party which favoured a radical reformist agenda following the war. Hansson reluctantly agreed to a single-party government. He had abandoned his early revolutionary and strictly anti-militarist views in favor of [[social corporatism]], class collaboration and a reformist agenda involving few nationalizations but stable armed forces in order to secure neutrality.

In January 1946, Hansson's government controversially agreed to [[Swedish extradition of Baltic soldiers|extradite soldiers from the Baltic states]] that had been conscripted into the German armed forces and sought refuge in Sweden to the USSR, despite widespread protests and opposition from the Swedish public and the King. The government of Sweden formally apologized for this in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-08-17 |title=Worthwhile Swedish Apology |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/worthwhile-swedish-apology-jay-nordlinger/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}</ref>

He died from a [[Myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Stockholm]] on 6 October 1946 while stepping off a tram at the Ålstens Gård station. He was succeeded as party chairman and prime minister by Minister of Education [[Tage Erlander]], who held both offices concurrently until 1969, completing most of Hansson's legacy. Per Albin Hansson, seen often as the most successful prime minister in Swedish history. He is interred in [[Norra Begravningsplatsen]] in Stockholm.{{fact|date=August 2022}}

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Per Albin Hansson young.jpg|Per Albin Hansson in his youth
Peralbinhanssoncaricature-hp-1927.PNG|Communist caricature of Per Albin Hansson, portraying his transition from anti-militarist agitator to defense minister
The cabinet of Sweden 1939 and prime minister Hansson.jpg|The newly appointed Swedish cabinet, assembled outside the Royal Palace in Stockholm, 13 December 1939
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