Kyösti Kallio

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Kyösti Kallio was a Finnish politician who served as the fourth President of Finland from 1937 to 1940, leading the country through the early stages of World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Finnish politician
human
causeOfResignation ill health
countryOfCitizenship Finland
era World War II
interwar period
familyName Kallio
givenName Kyösti
headOfGovernmentOf Finland
headOfStateOf Finland
ideology agrarianism
languageOfWorkOrName Finnish
ledDuring early stages of World War II
name Kyösti Kallio self-link
notableEvent resignation as President in 1940
notableFor leadership of Finland during the Winter War
notableRole key figure in Finnish agrarian politics
occupation farmer
politician
ordinalInOffice 4th President of Finland
parliamentaryBody Parliament of Finland
politicalParty Agrarian League
positionHeld President of Finland
Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of Finland

Speaker of the Parliament of Finland
predecessor P. E. Svinhufvud
surface form: Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
regionOfActivity Finland
surface form: Republic of Finland
successor Risto Ryti
termEnd 1940
termStart 1937

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Kyösti Kallio name Kyösti Kallio self-link
subject surface form: Hietaniemi Cemetery
Risto Ryti precededBy Kyösti Kallio