Iivo Ahava, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Iivo Ahava

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1896

Place of Birth: Kalevala, Russia

Date of Death: 16-Apr-1919

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Iivo Ahava (born Afanasev, 19 February 1896, died 16 April 1919) was a Karelian-born Finnish military officer and nationalist who supported the idea of an independent East Karelia.
In the 1918 Finnish Civil War, Ahava led a Red Guard unit fighting against the Whites on their Viena expedition.
During the Allied North Russia Intervention, Ahava served as a lieutenant in the British organized units of Murmansk Legion and Karelian Regiment.
He was murdered in unclear circumstances in East Karelia.