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Per Wendel, (28 January 1947 - 10 October 2005) was a Swedish journalist. He worked for the Expressen newspaper from 1973 until his death. [1] Wendel was the main investigative journalist who told about the Ebbe Carlsson affair, which forced the then justice-minister Anna-Greta Leijon to resign. After Wendels funeral after his death from cancer in 2005, Expressen started the Per Wendel-pris an annual award for investigative journalists. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "PER WENDEL DÖD". Expressen. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Journalisten Per Wendel död". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "Resumé: Per Wendel-priset". Resume. Retrieved 27 December 2014.