lie september norwegian politician served party secretary coming humble origins involved labour movement early age quickly rose party system actively working resistance movement exiled government world war elected second highest position party war years office successful party history lie widely considered architect post war success labour_party norwegian welfare state time subject criticism organising surveillance norwegian particular communists lie remained active norwegian public life 100th birthday celebrated birthday release new biography early life education born september family finnish origin oslo named baptized later change spelling world war father mother describes childhood happy family poor father work hours week parents brothers sisters grew fathers fire station sharing room kitchen neighborhood lie got involved labour movement age sixteen met lifelong friends colleagues labour_party left split new founded communist_party remaining social democrats lie ended wing bitter strife factions strongly influenced lifelong anti communist stance early career attending elementary school later elementary school graduated secondary school giving university studies having attended brief stint industrial worker happy occupation bout tuberculosis started working secretary party leader institution recently created promote education working class lie cited achievement career early 1930s journeys germany russia experience authoritarian states fascist communist helped reinforce political outlook democracy dictatorship simple right left spanish civil war helped organise aid fighting winter visited country point lie took flying lessons actively participate conflict plan carried world war norway invaded germany april lie immediately started organising resistance taking charge free radio broadcasts locations country months work kept constant movement norway june vii government left country london replacing broken point broadcasts impossible lie way south finland sweden oslo involved underground labour movement mainly printing newspapers spreading information german invasion soviet_union june occupying authority norway started cracking harder opposition strike milk rations september led arrest execution labour leaders followed high profile arrests lie flee country left house hours germans appeared arrest sweden way united_kingdom worked propaganda secretary exiled norwegian labour movement london visits united_states gather support financial aid time went new_york seattle held series lectures radio interviews travelled canada east coast second trip labour diplomatic status exile brother labour activist arrested norway imprisoned eventually sent died fever march party secretary june lie returned norway national convention labour_party year elected party secretary chairman prime minister gradually assumed role father nation lie maintained party discipline political strategy background position head party helped predominant position party hold following years absolute parliamentary won elections reconstruction post war years helped lead party moderate path private versus public ownership industry practical ideological question policy proved highly successful country experienced unprecedented growth improved conditions working class tenure anti communist surveillance lie personally shaken post war soviet suppression social democratic parties poland czechoslovakia hungary viewed yugoslavia leader communism openly defied soviet_union way soviets initiated blockade yugoslavia following split lie organized humanitarian aid shipments norway concern pro moscow gaining support leftist voters opinion polls showing increase voting based myth soviet_union land peace socialism myth broken period lie support trade union center set significant wide ranging surveillance norwegian communists practice later deemed illegal government committee commission lie defended hard line tactics claiming communism represented threat democracy party famously labour party damn sunday school norwegian external events aided cause marshall plan accepted norwegian membership nato drew nation closer united_states soviet invasion czechoslovakia demonstrated threat represented soviet_union lie stronger support united_states fierce anti communism labour party left wing splinter group previously centred party newspaper decided break form new party known later deny labour_party majority elections bring cabinet result kings bay affair feud relationship lie grew cooler far soviets influence wife highly sympathetic soviet_union claiming informant grown frustrated lie hard line tactics communists perceived soviet attempts foreign policy debate lie grew perceived couple protecting key according hardly spoke national party convention openly attacked lie lie reportedly responded threatening break like later regretted attack later sent lie letter apology replied lie resigned party secretary retired active politics year behest defence minister pair officially reconciled later life lie remained active public commentator politics retirement party politics centenary led losing campaign norwegian membership early 1970s led battle prevent national oil company preferred method staying updated current international events weekly readings economist influenced support experienced jewish labour leaders united_states supporter state israel highly critical israeli government current treatment settlement lie initiated operation donor funds construction israeli settlement called change memory children crashes air disaster wrote books controversial memoir way strongly attacked wrote volume biography mentor beacon resolve latest book released years age traditionally strong proponent cooperation united_states called enhanced security cooperation countries argued norway buy swedish aircraft instead retiring party secretary acquired patch woodland resume passion forestry years spent winters state florida eventually moved permanently norway lie died aged long illness hospitalised months earlier norwegian israel planted forest memory israel personal life lie married twice companion labour youth movement divorced america met future wife creating scandal married left daughters wife karen second wife addition left grandchildren great grandchildren
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