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Risto Ryti

1889 - 1956

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Risto Heikki Ryti (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈristo ˈhei̯kːi ˈryti]; 3 February 1889 – 25 October 1956) was a Finnish politician who served as the fifth president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the framework of the League of Nations. Ryti served as prime minister during the Winter War and the Interim Peace, and as president during the Continuation War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Risto Ryti is the 2,192nd most popular politician (down from 1,966th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Finland (up from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Finnish Politician.

Risto Ryti is most famous for being the president of Finland from 1940-1944. He was the president during the Winter War, and he negotiated a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Risto Ryti ranks 2,192 out of 19,576. Before him are Gwanggaeto the Great, Tancred, Prince of Galilee, Louis I, Duke of Anjou, Mentuhotep II, August Bebel, and Arthur Liebehenschel. After him are Haakon II of Norway, Alexander Jagiellon, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Rastislav of Moravia, Dongmyeong of Goguryeo, and Basiliscus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Risto Ryti ranks 27. Before him are Idris of Libya, Carl von Ossietzky, Gabriel Marcel, Han van Meegeren, Louise Mountbatten, and Otto Frank. After him are Carl Theodor Dreyer, Jacob L. Moreno, Victor Fleming, Vasily Blyukher, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, and Zalman Shazar. Among people deceased in 1956, Risto Ryti ranks 17. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Emil Nolde, Juho Kusti Paasikivi, Robert Walser, Bela Lugosi, and Lucien Febvre. After him are Konstantin Päts, A. A. Milne, Alfred Kinsey, Bolesław Bierut, Reinhold Glière, and Alexander Rodchenko.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Risto Ryti ranks 18 out of 751. Before him are Sauli Niinistö (1948), Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832), Mika Waltari (1908), Ragnar Granit (1900), and Johan Gadolin (1760). After him are Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), Mikael Agricola (1510), Vissarion Belinsky (1811), and Mauno Koivisto (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Risto Ryti ranks 6. Before him are Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867), Tarja Halonen (1943), Urho Kekkonen (1900), Sauli Niinistö (1948), and Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870). After him are Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Mauno Koivisto (1923), Kyösti Kallio (1873), Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), and Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917).

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