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Mauno Koivisto

1923 - 2017

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Mauno Henrik Koivisto (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmɑu̯no ˈhenrik ˈkoi̯ʋisto], 25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the ninth president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982. He was also the first member of the Social Democratic Party to be elected as President of Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mauno Koivisto is the 2,609th most popular politician (up from 3,430th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Finland (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Finnish Politician.

Mauno Koivisto was the President of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He was the first Social Democrat to be elected President of Finland.

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Among politicians, Mauno Koivisto ranks 2,609 out of 19,576. Before him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle, George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, Stephen III of Hungary, Agnes of France, Byzantine Empress, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, and Emperor Jing of Han. After him are Sigurd Ring, Barkiyaruq, Jeroboam II, Louis, Prince of Condé, Phalaris, and Yazid II.

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Among people born in 1923, Mauno Koivisto ranks 29. Before him are Franco Zeffirelli, Val Logsdon Fitch, Jack Kilby, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Attenborough, and Arvid Carlsson. After him are Alan Shepard, Morris, Yma Sumac, Lee Teng-hui, Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, and Antoni Tàpies. Among people deceased in 2017, Mauno Koivisto ranks 38. Before him are Mário Soares, Simone Veil, Slobodan Praljak, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Liu Xiaobo, and Richard F. Gordon Jr.. After him are Tzvetan Todorov, Louise Hay, Liliane Bettencourt, Emmanuelle Riva, Powers Boothe, and Chester Bennington.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Mauno Koivisto ranks 24 out of 751. Before him are Risto Ryti (1889), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Mikael Agricola (1510), and Vissarion Belinsky (1811). After him are Arto Paasilinna (1942), Kyösti Kallio (1873), Helene Schjerfbeck (1862), Linus Torvalds (1969), Lars Ahlfors (1907), and Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Mauno Koivisto ranks 8. Before him are Tarja Halonen (1943), Urho Kekkonen (1900), Sauli Niinistö (1948), Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Risto Ryti (1889), and Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861). After him are Kyösti Kallio (1873), Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Hjalmar Siilasvuo (1892), and Antti Aarne (1867).

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