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Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.
President Urho Kekkonen
Image courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA.

President Urho Kekkonen

President of Finland, 1956 to 1982
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Prime minister (1950-3, 1954-6) and President of Finland from 1956 to 1982. Kekkonen was also a prolific columnist, whose opinions influenced decades public discussion and political maneuvering. As a member of parliament, he represented the Agrarian Party (Maalaisliitto)