In which place near Stockholm was Raoul Wallenberg born in 1912?
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Lidingö
His father, a naval officer, died three months before he was born; his grandfather took charge of his upbringing.
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Raoul Wallenberg
Portrait of Raoul Wallenberg.
In which sector was the Wallenberg family particularly influential in Sweden?
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banking
The family founded Stockholms Enskilda Bank and still holds stakes in many of Sweden's large companies.
Which subject did Wallenberg study at the University of Michigan?
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architecture
He graduated with honours in 1935 but found no work as an architect in Sweden and became a businessman.
Which country did Wallenberg represent as a diplomat in Budapest in 1944?
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Sweden
As a neutral state Sweden still maintained a legation in Hungary: that made the rescue possible.
In which city did Wallenberg save tens of thousands of Jews in 1944?
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Budapest
He arrived in July 1944, when the deportations had just been halted and in October, after the coup by the fascist Arrow Cross, they resumed.
Which documents did Wallenberg issue to place persecuted Jews in Sweden's care?
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protective passports
The yellow and blue papers with coats of arms and stamps had no basis in international law: but they impressed the authorities.
Which power arrested Wallenberg in Budapest in January 1945?
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the Soviet Union
He was taken to Moscow. Whether and when he died there remains unclear to this day.
What did the USA grant Wallenberg in 1981 as only the second person after Winston Churchill?
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honorary citizenship
Canada, Hungary, Australia and Israel also made him an honorary citizen.
In which year did the Swedish authorities officially declare Wallenberg dead?
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2016
31 July 1952 was set as the formal date of death: an administrative date, not a proven one.
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