About Onni Toivonen
Lived 1894 – 1968 (aged 73–74). Onni Toivonen was a Finnish politician.
Onni Kustaa Toivonen (18 March 1894 – 12 June 1968) was a Finnish cooperative organizer and politician, born in Pori. He was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He served as Minister of People's Service and Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry from 29 August 1948 to 17 March 1950. During the Finnish Civil War of 1918, Toivonen worked in the administration of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic. For this, he was given a prison sentence of seven years after the defeat of the Red side. However, in 1920, he was pardoned.
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Who was Onni Toivonen?
Finnish politician
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Onni Toivonen was born on 18 March 1894 in Pori.
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Onni Toivonen died in 1968 in Helsinki.
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Onni Toivonen was a politician.
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Onni Toivonen was Finnish.
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