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Kalevi Sorsa

1930 - 2004

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Taisto Kalevi Sorsa (21 December 1930 – 16 January 2004) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland three times: 1972–1975, 1977–1979 and 1982–1987. At the time of his death he still held the record for most days of incumbency as Finnish prime minister. He was also a long-time leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kalevi Sorsa is the 9,920th most popular politician (up from 11,440th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Finland (up from 143rd in 2019) and the 27th most popular Finnish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kalevi Sorsa ranks 9,920 out of 19,576. Before him are William Windom, Alexander Schallenberg, Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski, Sabina of Bavaria, Dragan Čović, and Bubo, Duke of the Frisians. After him are Helen Clark, Rafael Eitan, Chormaqan, Æthelbald of Mercia, Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, and Phil Scott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Kalevi Sorsa ranks 210. Before him are Viktor Tikhonov, Clive Revill, Yuan Longping, Israel Kirzner, Goro Shimura, and Yuri Artyukhin. After him are Mildred Dresselhaus, Dani Karavan, María Elena Walsh, Svatopluk Pluskal, Jean Vincent, and Herbert Erhardt. Among people deceased in 2004, Kalevi Sorsa ranks 114. Before him are Fay Wray, Laura Betti, Bill Pickering, José López Portillo y Pacheco, Anthony Steffen, and Michael Grant. After him are Rafael Eitan, Jean Lefebvre, Czesław Niemen, Steve Lacy, José Giovanni, and Jozef Lenárt.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Kalevi Sorsa ranks 114 out of 751. Before him are Elin Danielson-Gambogi (1861), Oskar Merikanto (1868), Ilmari Salminen (1902), Elissa Aalto (1922), Renny Harlin (1959), and Gustaf John Ramstedt (1873). After him are Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886), Mika Kaurismäki (1955), Walter Jakobsson (1882), Eemil Nestor Setälä (1864), Sanna Marin (1985), and Volmari Iso-Hollo (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Kalevi Sorsa ranks 27. Before him are Väinö Tanner (1881), Paavo Lipponen (1941), Arvid Horn (1664), Matti Vanhanen (1955), Lauri Ingman (1868), and Karl-August Fagerholm (1901). After him are Toivo Mikael Kivimäki (1886), Eemil Nestor Setälä (1864), Sanna Marin (1985), Martti Miettunen (1907), Anneli Jäätteenmäki (1955), and Kaarlo Castrén (1860).

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