Urho Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈurɦo ˈkɑlɛʋɑ ˈkekːonɛn] (
listen); 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), wis a Finnish politeecian who served as Prime Meenister o Finland (1950–1953, 1954–1956) an later as the aichth an langest-servin Preses o Finland (1956–1982).[2] Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy o his predecessor Preses Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine that came tae be kent as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen line”, unner which Finland retained its unthirldom while maintainin extensive tred wi baith NATO members as well as those o the Warsaw Pact.
Preses[1] Urho Kekkonen | |
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| 8t Preses o Finland | |
| In office 1 Mairch 1956 – 27 Januar 1982 | |
| Prime Meenister | Karl-August Fagerholm V. J. Sukselainen Rainer von Fieandt Reino Kuuskoski Martti Miettunen Ahti Karjalainen Johannes Virolainen Rafael Paasio Mauno Koivisto Teuvo Aura Kalevi Sorsa Keijo Liinamaa |
| Precedit bi | Juho Kusti Paasikivi |
| Succeedit bi | Mauno Koivisto |
| Prime Meenister o Finland | |
| In office 20 October 1954 – 3 Mairch 1956 | |
| Precedit bi | Ralf Törngren |
| Succeedit bi | Karl-August Fagerholm |
| In office 17 Mairch 1950 – 17 November 1953 | |
| Precedit bi | Karl-August Fagerholm |
| Succeedit bi | Sakari Tuomioja |
| Meenister o the Interior | |
| In office 12 Mairch 1937 – 1 December 1939 | |
| Precedit bi | Yrjö Puhakka |
| Succeedit bi | Ernst von Born |
| In office 17 Mairch 1950 – 17 Januar 1951 | |
| Precedit bi | Aarre Simonen |
| Succeedit bi | V. J. Sukselainen |
| Meenister o Justice | |
| In office 7 October 1936 – 12 Mairch 1937 | |
| Precedit bi | Emil Jatkola |
| Succeedit bi | Arvi Ahmavaara |
| In office 17 November 1944 – 26 Mairch 1946 | |
| Precedit bi | Ernst von Born |
| Succeedit bi | Teuvo Aura |
| In office 20 September 1951 – 22 September 1951 | |
| Precedit bi | Teuvo Aura |
| Succeedit bi | Sven Högström |
| Meenister o Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 26 November 1952 – 9 Julie 1953 | |
| Precedit bi | Sakari Tuomioja |
| Succeedit bi | Ralf Törngren |
| In office 5 Mey 1954 – 20 October 1954 | |
| Precedit bi | Ralf Törngren |
| Succeedit bi | Johannes Virolainen |
| Speaker o the Finnish Parliament | |
| In office 22 Julie 1948 – 21 Mairch 1950 | |
| Precedit bi | Karl-August Fagerholm |
| Succeedit bi | Karl-August Fagerholm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 September 1900 Pielavesi, Finland |
| Dee'd | 31 August 1986 (aged 85) Helsinki, Finland |
| Naitionality | Finnish |
| Poleetical pairty | Agrarian League 1933–1965: Centre Pairty 1965–1982 |
| Hicht | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
| Spoose(s) | Sylvi Salome Uino |
| Bairns | Matti, Taneli |
| Residence | Tamminiemi |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Helsinki |
| Profession | Lawyer, polis officer, jurnalist |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Signatur |  |
References
eedit- ↑ Courtesy title in Finland for umwhile Preses o the Republic
- ↑ "Ministerikortisto". Valtioneuvosto. Archived frae the original on 6 Apryle 2009. Retrieved 12 Februar 2014.