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Urho Kaleva Kekkonen [a] (3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as prime minister (1950–1953, 1954–1956), and held various other cabinet positions. [1]
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (born Sept. 3, 1900, Pielavesi, Fin.—died Aug. 31, 1986, Helsinki) was a Finnish prime minister (1950–53, 1954–56) and president (1956–81), noted for his Soviet-oriented neutrality.
Kekkonen soon developed relations with the East as his most important political tool, which he used time and time again to ward off attempts both to bring down his cabinets and to oust him from the office of prime minister and later president. The newly incumbent President Urho Kekkonen at the Presidential Palace on 1 March 1956.
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (3. syyskuuta 1900 Pielavesi – 31. elokuuta 1986 Helsinki) oli kahdeksas Suomen tasavallan presidentti ja suomalainen poliitikko. Hän oli tasavallan istuva presidentti yhtäjaksoisesti vuodesta 1956 alkuvuoteen 1982, yli 25 vuoden ajan.
Apr 15, 2024 · Urho Kekkonen National Park: Trek through this magnificent arctic fell country on foot or on skis, finding your way to a welcoming wilderness hut for the night.
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, född 3 september 1900 i Pielavesi i Savolax (i dåvarande Storfurstendömet Finland), död 31 augusti 1986 i Helsingfors, var den dominerande politikern i Republiken Finland under stora delar av tiden efter andra världskriget.
Five terms as president placed Urho Kekkonen amongst the foremost figures in Finnish political history. What puts him in the very first position is the way in which he wielded power: a skilled tactician, he demonstrated absolute mastery of the whole field of politics; from foreign policy to the handling of academic organisations, from the ...
