VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > B. Europe, 1945–2000 > 6. Western Europe, 1945–2000 > j. The Scandinavian States > 3. Sweden > 1990, March
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1990, March
 
Ingmar Bergman received the D. W. Griffith Award from the Directors' Guild of America for his contribution to film. Bergman's films include: Wild Strawberries (1957), Through a Glass Darkly (1961), Persona (1966), The Passion of Anna (1969), and Fanny and Alexander (1983).  1
 
1991
 
Formation of the “bourgeois” coalition government: Carl Bildt, leader of the conservative Moderate Party, formed a four-party coalition under his prime ministership on Oct. 4, after the resignation of Carlsson's Social Democratic government. Bildt declared the end of the age of collectivism, and proposed a “New Start for Sweden” program, which featured significant decreases in government spending.  2
 
July
 
Sweden applied for EC membership.  3
 
 
 
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