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Sakari Tuomioja

1911 - 1964

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Sakari Severi Tuomioja (29 August 1911, Tampere – 9 September 1964, Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Finland between 1953–1954 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1951–1952 and as the Governor of the Bank of Finland between 1945–1955. He was also Finland's ambassador in London and Stockholm. Tuomioja was the first Finn in high-level United Nations missions. In particular, he is remembered for acting as a mediator in the Cyprus crisis of 1963–64 and his abrupt death in the performance of his duties. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sakari Tuomioja is the 15,032nd most popular politician (down from 14,879th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Finland (down from 295th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Finnish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sakari Tuomioja ranks 15,032 out of 19,576Before him are José María Medina, Þorsteinn Pálsson, Eduardo Schaerer, Fatemeh Pahlavi, František Ladislav Rieger, and Charles Lang. After him are Roger B. Taney, Hamilcar I of Carthage, Laodice II, Julián Besteiro, Phạm Hùng, and Bob Dadae.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Sakari Tuomioja ranks 289Before him are Lisa Fonssagrives, Sten Suvio, Jack Finney, Jean Cayrol, Alan Hovhaness, and Kurt Maetzig. After him are Maurice Perrin, Constantin Stanciu, Tokiharu Abe, Heinrich Mark, Bruno Heim, and József Háda. Among people deceased in 1964, Sakari Tuomioja ranks 155Before him are Peter Romanovsky, Pentti Eskola, Henri Grégoire, Maithili Sharan Gupt, Arpenik Nalbandyan, and Paul Weinstein. After him are Steponas Kairys, Cecília Meireles, Consuelo Vanderbilt, Axel Norling, Edith Sitwell, and Luiz Gervazoni.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Sakari Tuomioja ranks 319 out of 751Before him are Märta Tikkanen (1935), Toini Pöysti (1933), Vilho Niittymaa (1896), Kaija Mustonen (1941), Thorvald Strömberg (1931), and Jukka Nevalainen (1978). After him are Mirja Hietamies (1931), Toini Gustafsson (1938), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Laila Kinnunen (1939), Joonas Kokkonen (1921), and Siiri Rantanen (1924).

Among POLITICIANS In Finland

Among politicians born in Finland, Sakari Tuomioja ranks 71Before him are Johan Ehrnrooth (1833), Keijo Liinamaa (1929), Rainer von Fieandt (1890), Urho Castrén (1886), Kullervo Manner (1880), and Elisabeth Rehn (1935). After him are Eevi Huttunen (1922), Oskari Tokoi (1873), Paavo Väyrynen (1946), Claes Andersson (1937), Anna-Maja Henriksson (1964), and Miina Sillanpää (1866).