Fälldin, who led the Centre Party, died on Saturday evening at his farm in northern Sweden. Two years later his government collapsed in a dispute over nuclear power, which Fälldin's party strongly opposed at the time. After the 1979 general election Fälldin regained his position as prime minister. Photo: TT/FLT-PICAThe Local · 24 Jul 2016, 11:36Published: 24 Jul 2016 11:36 GMT+02:00Thorbjorn Fälldin, the former farmer who became prime minister in Sweden's first non-Social Democratic government since World War II, has died at the age of 90. His son Niklas Fälldin told Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, ”He fell asleep at home.

Source: The Local July 24, 2016 09:45 UTC