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Urho Kekkonen

Acting
Known For

85 Years Old

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving President of Finland from 1956 until 1982. He was the third and most recent president from the Agrarian League/Center Party. As head of state for nearly 26 years, he dominated Finnish politics, held a large amount of power, won his later elections with little opposition and has often been classified as an autocrat. Nevertheless, he remains a respected figure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Urho Kekkonen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Pielavesi, Finland on 3rd September 1900

Died

31st August 1986

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Kekkonen Image
Kekkonen
Himself (Archive footage)
Disco and Atomic War Image
Disco and Atomic War
Self (archive footage)
State Funeral Image
State Funeral
Self (archive footage)
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Urho Kekkonen - valtiomies, presidentti
The Helsinki Effect Image
The Helsinki Effect
Self (archive footage)
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki Image
Nine Ways to Approach Helsinki
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Presidentin päivä
self
Our Skiing President Image
Our Skiing President
Self
Rogue Reporters Image
Rogue Reporters
Self (Archive footage)
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December 6, 1960
self
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Näin syntyi Saimaan kanava
self
Moonshine Village Image
Moonshine Village
Self
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Kekkonen as a Sports Influencer
Self
M/S Finlandia Image
M/S Finlandia
Himself
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Parempaan asumiseen
Self (archive footage)
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Urho Kekkonen
Self
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Finlandia Review 289
Self