About Yrjö Kallinen
Lived 1886 – 1976 (aged 89–90). Yrjö Kallinen was a Finnish politician, shunter, brakeman and social democrat.
Yrjö Henrik Kallinen (15 June 1886 – 1 January 1976) was a Finnish railwayman, cooperative movement functionary and politician, born in Oulu. He was imprisoned from 1918 to 1921 for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War. Before he was finally imprisoned, he had four death sentences, but managed to be pardoned.
From 27 March 1946 to 29 July 1948, Kallinen served as Minister of Defence of Finland. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1945 to 1948, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).
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Who was Yrjö Kallinen?
Finnish politician
When was Yrjö Kallinen born?
Yrjö Kallinen was born on 15 June 1886 in Oulu, Oulujoki.
When did Yrjö Kallinen die?
Yrjö Kallinen died in 1976 in Helsinki.
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Yrjö Kallinen was a politician, shunter, brakeman and social democrat.
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Yrjö Kallinen was Finnish.
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