Ivar Tveit
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Ivar Tveit was a Norwegian newspaper editor.
He hailed from Hyllestad
. He edited the newspaper Velgeren
from 1907 to 1925, then from 1927 Sogns Avis in Vikøyri
. In 1932 he started the newspaper Sogn in Leikanger
, renamed Sogn og Fjordane
in 1936. He edited the newspaper until 1947, except for a period during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
when he had to flee to Sweden. The newspaper belonged to the Agrarian Party
.
Tveit was also a member of the Defence Commission of 1920.
He hailed from Hyllestad
Hyllestad
Hyllestad is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Hyllestad is the village of Hyllestad....
. He edited the newspaper Velgeren
Velgeren
Velgeren was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Gjøvik in Oppland county.It started on 2 September 1904 under the name Vælgeren, and was affliated with De forenede norske Arbeidersamfund who had lost their organ Oplændingen...
from 1907 to 1925, then from 1927 Sogns Avis in Vikøyri
Vikøyri
Vikøyri is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the Vikja river on the south shore of the Sognefjord, about south of the village of Balestrand and about west of Fresvik. Vikøyri is northwest of the Fresvikbreen...
. In 1932 he started the newspaper Sogn in Leikanger
Leikanger
is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Leikanger, which is also the administrative center of Sogn og Fjordane county....
, renamed Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane (newspaper)
Sogn og Fjordane was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Leikanger in Sogn og Fjordane county. It was named Sogn from 1932 to 1936....
in 1936. He edited the newspaper until 1947, except for a period during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany
The occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany started with the German invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940, and ended on May 8, 1945, after the capitulation of German forces in Europe. Throughout this period, Norway was continuously occupied by the Wehrmacht...
when he had to flee to Sweden. The newspaper belonged to the Agrarian Party
Centre Party (Norway)
The Centre Party is a centrist and agrarian political party in Norway, founded in 1920. The Centre Party's policy is not based on any of the major ideologies of the 19th and 20th century, but has a focus on maintaining decentralised economic development and political decision-making.From its...
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Tveit was also a member of the Defence Commission of 1920.