Juho Kusti Paasikivi

Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956.

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November 27 - 1870 - December 14 - 1956 - President of Finland - 1946

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He was born as Johan Gustaf Hellsten in 1870 at Koski in Häme Province, Finland, the son of August Hellsten, a merchant, and Karolina Wilhelmina Selin. He Finnicized his name to Juho Kusti Paasikivi in 1887.

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1870 - Koski - Häme - Province - Finland - Finnicized - 1887

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Paasikivi was orphaned at the age of 14 and was raised by his aunt. In 1897 he graduated as a lawyer and married Anna Forsman. He became a doctor of law 1901, and 1902 the Head Director of Finland's National Bank. For practically all of his adult life he moved in the inner circles of Finland's politics. He supported greater autonomy for Finland, an independent Cabinet (Senate), and resisted Russia's panslavic intentions to make Russian the only official language everywhere in the Russian Empire. He belonged, however, to the more complying Fennoman Party, opposing radical counter-productive steps which could be perceived as aggressive by the Russians.

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Lawyer - Finland - Cabinet - Senate - Panslavic - Fennoman

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