Finnish Whites
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The Finnish Whites were the conservative, anti-socialist faction that fought to defend the existing social order and establish an independent, non-Bolshevik Finland during the Finnish Civil War of 1918.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish Whites canonical | 6 |
| White Finland | 3 |
| White Finns | 1 |
| Whites (Finnish Civil War) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military force
ⓘ
political faction ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Imperial German Army ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
White Army
ⓘ
Whites ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Finnish Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Finnish Senate ⓘ |
| commander | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ⓘ |
| conflictEndDate | 1918-05-15 ⓘ |
| conflictStartDate | 1918-01-27 ⓘ |
| consequence |
establishment of White-dominated government in Finland
ⓘ
strengthening of Finnish independence from Russia ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
White Army of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Civil Guard
White Army of Finland ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Senate's forces
|
| goal |
defend existing social order in Finland
ⓘ
establish independent non-Bolshevik Finland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vaasa ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
anti-socialism ⓘ conservatism ⓘ |
| ledBy | Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ⓘ |
| militaryWing | White Army ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Tampere
ⓘ
Battle of Vyborg ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Red Guards ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
Bolshevism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Red Guards of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Reds
|
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Finnish Civil Guard volunteers
ⓘ
rural population of Finland ⓘ |
| rejected | Soviet-style workers' councils ⓘ |
| resultOfConflict |
defeat of Finnish Reds
ⓘ
victory in Finnish Civil War ⓘ |
| startTime | 1917 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Finnish bourgeoisie
ⓘ
Finnish conservative parties ⓘ Finnish landowners ⓘ Finnish middle class ⓘ Finnish peasant proprietors ⓘ German Empire ⓘ |
| supportedFormOfGovernment | parliamentary democracy ⓘ |
| territorialControl | northern and central Finland in early 1918 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | white color ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
White Finns
subject surface form:
Reds (Finnish Civil War)
this entity surface form:
Whites (Finnish Civil War)
this entity surface form:
White Finland
this entity surface form:
White Finland
this entity surface form:
White Finland