Risto Ryti
Risto Heikki Ryti (February 3, 1889 - October 25, 1956) was the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. His time in office was marked by the Continuation War with the Soviet Union. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Risto Ryti was born in Satakunta into a landholder's family. He enrolled in the university in 1906 to study law. In the spring of 1914 he moved to Oxford to study maritime law, but World War I forced him to return to Finland. In 1917 he and his wife witnessed a Russian Bolshevik killing his supporter Alfred Kordelin.
February 3: February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 331 days remaining, (332 in leap years).... 1889: 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar).... October 25: October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining.... | ~ Table of Content ~
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