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Egil Toreng
Ottar Egil Toreng (5 December 1922 – 8 January 2015) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician. He was born in Kristiania, and grew up in Flisa. He became a journalist in '' Glåmdalen'' during the second world war, and was promoted to sub-editor in 1954. From 1961 to 1962 he worked with information in the Norwegian Labour Party. He was a member of Kongsvinger municipal council from 1952 to 1963. He became news editor in ''Glåmdalen'' in 1962, and was their editor-in-chief from 1968 to 1986. He was a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the term 1958–1961. Toreng was a national board member of the Labour Party from 1973 to 1981, headed Arbeiderpressens Samvirke from 1975 to 1979 and the Association of Norwegian Editors from 1978 to 1982, and chaired the Norwegian News Agency's board of directors from 1980 to 1987. He was succeeded in the latter position by Svein Døvle Larssen. He has also written books, among others on Kongsvinger IL Kongsvinger I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality (''formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
