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Urho Kaleva Kekkonen ( September 3, 1900 - August 31, 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 1950 to 1956, and as the most long-standing president of Finland from 1956 to 1981. Kekkonen continued the neutrality policy of President Paasikivi, which came to be known as the Paasikivi-Kekkonen line.1 Early life
Urho Kekkonen was born in Pielavesi in the Savo region of Finland, but he lived his childhood in Kainuu. His family were farmergrasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. For notable people whose family name is Farmer see the List of people by name. Note that the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-19 fighter aircraft had the NATO reporting name of Farmer . A farmer is a person who is engaged in agrs (though not poor tenant farmerA tenant farmer is one who resides on and farms land owned by a landlord. The rights the tenant has over the land, and the form of payment, varies across different systems. In some systems, he could be evicted at whim (tenancy at will); in others, he signs, as his supporters claimed). His school years did not go smoothly. During the Finnish Civil WarThe Finnish Civil War was fought from January to May 1918, between the "Reds" punaiset Communists together with Social Democrats, and the "Whites" valkoiset forces of the Conservative Senate intending to maintain status quo (retained independence and cons, he fought on the White sideThe White Guards is one translation of the Finnish term Suojeluskunta ( plural: Suojeluskunnat Finland-Swedish: Skyddskar that unfortunately has received many different translations to English, for instance: Security Guard Civil Guard National Guard White and led an execution squad in HaminaHamina or Fredrikshamn in Swedish, is one of Finland's most important harbors. The town was chartered in 1653 at the proposal of Count Peter Brahe, Governor-General of Finland. Its original name was Veckelax Nystad (Newtown of Veckelax), according to the.
In independent Finland, Kekkonen worked as a policeFor the band, see The Police. For the Polish town, see Police, Poland. Police forces are government organisations ostensibly charged with the responsibility of maintaining law and order. The word comes from the French, and less directly from the Greek polman and a journalistA journalist is a person who practices journalism that is, who creates reports as a profession for broadcast or publication in mass media such as newspapers, television, radio, magazines, documentary film, and the Internet. Origin and scope of the term In. He moved to Helsinki in 1921 to study law, graduating as a Master of Laws in 1926Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 See also 1926 in aviation 1926 in film 1926 in literature 1926 in mu. In 1927, he became a lawyer, but had to resign due to his abrasive comments. Politically, he was a nationalist, and close to right-wing radicalism. He was also an active athlete and columnist.
2 Early political career
In 1933, Kekkonen joined the Agrarian Party (later Centre Party). He was in Germany from 1932 to 1933. His second try to get elected into parliament succeeded in 1936 and he became Interior Minister. Kekkonen also served as Minister of Justice from 1937 to 1939.
He was not a member of the cabinets during the Winter War or the Continuation War. In 1945, he again became Minister of Justice and had to deal with the war-responsibility trials . He also served as Speaker of the Eduskunta from 1948 to 1950.
In 1950, Kekkonen lost the presidential election, but Juho Kusti Paasikivi selected him as a prime minister. In all his four cabinets he emphasized his role to create and maintain friendly relations with the Soviet Union. This was called in foreign countries as Finlandization. He was authoritarian and embarrassed his opponents in public. He was ousted in 1953, although he returned as Prime Minister from 1954 to 1956.
