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Revision as of 02:28, 6 July 2005 by Jcarkeys (talk | contribs) (just becaues you went to college in the 60s doesn't make you a communist)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Nils Torvalds works with Swedish language radio and TV in Finland. He was based in Moscow, Russia 1995-1999. Since 2001 he has reported from Washington, DC, USA.
Known to most as Nikke Torvalds, he is the son of the poet Ole Torvalds, and the father of the computer programmer Linus Torvalds of Linux kernel fame.
Torvalds was active in the Communist Party while he was a college student during the 1960s. His political beliefs developed after learning of the atrocities committed against communist sympathizers in Finland. In his son Linus' book, he is reported having lost enthusiasm for Communism.
He met his wife Anna at their university. As the family story is told, he had a rival for Anna's attention on an outing for a club of Swedish-speaking students. As they were preparing to make the trip back to Helsinki, he had the rival oversee the loading of the club's bus. He then used the occasion to sit down next to Anna. They married years after and later divorced.
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