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Born 1884
Died December 1936 (aged 52)
Founder Lapua Movement
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Konni Zilliacus
Finnish patriot
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Matthias Alexander Castrén
Finnish nationalist and linguist
Portrait of Adolf Hitler in a collared shirt and tie, facing forward with a serious expression, circa 1933.
Adolf Hitler
dictator of Germany
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator
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Johan Vilhelm Snellman
Finnish philosopher
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August Sohlman
Swedish journalist
Ante Pavelić
Ante Pavelić
Croatian fascist leader and revolutionist
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Axel Olof Freudenthal
Finnish philologist
President of Finland Alexander Stubb, wearing a dark suit and glasses, smiles and waves while arriving outdoors at the Coalition of the Willing summit in Paris.
Alexander Stubb
president of Finland
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Juho Kusti Paasikivi
president of Finland
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Sauli Niinistö
president of Finland
Martti Ahtisaari
Martti Ahtisaari
president of Finland
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
president of Finland
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Uno Cygnaeus
Finnish educator
Finland's first female president
Tarja Halonen
president of Finland
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, detail of an engraving by Émile Lassalle.
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Finnish-Swedish poet
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Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
Finnish politician
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Otto V. Kuusinen
Finnish politician
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Elias Lönnrot
Finnish folklorist
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen
president of Finland