About Leif Haanes
Lived 1932 – 2014 (aged 81). Leif Haanes was a Norwegian lawyer.
Leif Haanes (10 September 1932 – 5 April 2014) was a Norwegian ship-owner and Christian leader.
He was born in Kristiansand. His father Kristian Haanes was a ship-owner and chairman of the Norwegian Lutheran Mission. A lawyer by education, Leif Haanes ran the family shipping company Haanes Rederi. After meeting with Paul Freed, who told them that a major deal in spreading the Gospel of Christ through a new radiostation at Monte Carlo has been signed. they contributed with a gift to Trans World Radio for the entire first payment (of 5) to start building. Trans World Radio in Monte Carlo in 1960. He died in April 2014.
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Who was Leif Haanes?
Norwegian ship-owner and Christian leader
When was Leif Haanes born?
Leif Haanes was born on 10 September 1932 in Kristiansand Municipality.
When did Leif Haanes die?
Leif Haanes died on 5 April 2014.
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Leif Haanes was a lawyer.
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Leif Haanes was Norwegian.
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