Karl-August Fagerholm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Karl-August Fagerholm

Finnish politician

Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1901

Place of Birth: Siuntio, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 22-May-1984

Profession: politician, diplomat, journalist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Karl-August Fagerholm

  • Karl-August Fagerholm (31 December 1901, Siuntio – 22 May 1984, Helsinki) was Speaker of Parliament and three times Prime Minister of Finland (1948–50, 1956–57, and 1958–59).
  • Fagerholm became one of the leading politicians of the Social Democrats after the armistice in the Continuation War.
  • As a Scandinavia-oriented Swedish-speaking Finn, he was believed to be more to the taste of the Soviet Union's leadership than his predecessor, Väinö Tanner.
  • Fagerholm's postwar career was, however, marked by fierce opposition from both the Soviet Union and the Communist Party of Finland.
  • He narrowly lost the presidential election to Urho Kekkonen in 1956.

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