Statue of K. Kallio in Helsinki taken in August 2003 by Zoltan Hawryluk File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

Statue of K. Kallio in Helsinki

Kyösti Kallio ( April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ...April 10, 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...1873 – December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...December 19, 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1940) was the fourth The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti, Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State in Finland. ...President of Finland ( 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...1937_ 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1940).

Kyösti (originally Gustaf) Kallio was born in Ylivieska is a town located in Ostrobothnia, Finland. ...Ylivieska, The Republic of Finland ( Finnish: Suomen tasavalta, Swedish: Republiken Finland) is a Nordic country in northeastern Europe, bordered by the Baltic Sea to the southwest, the Gulf of Finland to the southeast and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. ...Finland. His father was a farmer and a prominent local politician. He joined the newly founded Agrarian Party in 1906 and became one of its prominent leaders. He became an agrarian minister in the The Senate of Finland combined the functions of cabinet and supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland between 1816 to 1917. ...Senates of Oskari Tokoi, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. ...Pehr Evind Svinhufvud and Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956. ...Juho Kusti Paasikivi. During the The Civil War in Finland was fought from January to May 1918, between the Reds (punaiset), i. ...Civil War in Finland, he hid in Red_dominated Helsinki because he was at least nominally on the The White Guards is one translation of the Finnish term Suojeluskunta (plural: Suojeluskunnat, Finland_Swedish: Skyddskår) that unfortunately has received many different translations to English, for instance: Security Guard, Civil Guard, National Guard, White Militia, Defence Corps, Protection Guard, Protection Corps and Protection Militia. ...White side and therefore a "class enemy" and formed a new senate in Helsinki after German troops had defeated the Reds in the city. Afterwards he became a moderate peace_maker and disapproved of retaliation against the Reds.

During the debates over the form of the new state in 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...1918, Kallio resigned from the Senate because he supported a In a broad definition a republic is a state or country that is led by people that dont found their power status on any principle beyond the control of the people living in that state or country. ...republic instead of A constitutional monarchy is a form of government established under a constitutional system which acknowledges a hereditary or elected monarch as head of state. ...constitutional monarchy. Eventually, the Monarchism is the advocacy of the establishment, preservation, or restoration of a monarchy. ...monarchist stand lost and he returned to the Cabinet to become Alternative meaning: Prime Minister (band) A prime minister is the leading member of the cabinet of the top level government in a parliamentary system of government of a country, alternatively A prime minister is an official in a presidential system or semi_presidential system whose duty is to execute the...Prime Minister. He was a reformist who emphasized education, settlement and land reform. His greatest achievement was "Lex Kallio" in 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1922, a legislation allowing the state to buy land to encourage new settlements. On the other hand, he did support This article is about the prohibition of alcoholic beverages; separate articles on the prohibition of drugs in general and writs of prohibition are also available. ...Prohibition in Finland, and was dismayed when it was repealed in 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...1932.

Kallio was an _1...anti_communist, suppressing the Finnish Communist Party (SKP) in 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1923, but he resorted to legislative methods. When the violent In politics, right_wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left_wing politics. ...right_wing Lapua Movement (Lapuan liike) was a political movement in Finland, started in 1929, initially dominated by ardent anti_Communists, emphasizing the legacy of the nationalist activism, the White Guards and the Civil War in Finland, however soon turning into more of a Fascist movement. ...Lapua Movement asked him to become their leader, he refused and was instead subjected to their death threats.

Kallio was elected president with the votes of conservative and social democratic coalition that wanted to ensure that Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. ...President Svinhufvud would not be re_elected. Kallio took a role of a A parliamentary system, or parliamentarism, is distinguished by the executive branch of government being dependent on the direct or indirect support of the parliament, often expressed through a vote of confidence. ...parliamentarian president and avoided use of his personal power.

In the eve of The Winter War (also known as the Russo_Finnish War) broke out when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on November 30, 1939, three months after the start of World War II. As a consequence, the Soviet Union was expelled from the League of Nations on December 14th. ...Winter War, when The famous Mannerheims equestrian statue by the Mannerheim road in downtown Helsinki, the capital of Finland Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (June 4, 1867 – January 28, 1951) was Finlands reputed Commander-in-Chief and later President of Finland (1944–1946). ...Mannerheim once again threatened to resign due to schism with the Cabinet, Kallio convinced him to stay. During the war he resisted the idea of giving up any territory to the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) .( Russian: Сою́з Сове́тских Социалисти́ческих Респу́блик (СССР)  listen?; tr. ...Soviet Union, but was forced to agree to sign the The Moscow Peace Treaty was signed by Finland and the Soviet Union on March 12, 1940. ...Moscow Peace Treaty in 1940. His health begun to fail – his right arm was paralyzed – and he was not active in the dealings with Germany leading to the The Continuation War was fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II; from the Soviet bombing attacks on June 25, 1941, to cease_fire September 4, 1944 (on the Finnish side) and September 5 (on the Soviet side). ...Continuation War. On August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ...August 28 he suffered a serious stroke, and the Prime Minister Risto Heikki Ryti (February 3, 1889 _ October 25, 1956) was the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. ...Risto Ryti took over his duties.

Kallio resigned formally on November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year. ...November 27, 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...1940, prior to the Continuation War. He was going to Nivala is a municipality of Finland. ...Nivala to his farm after the farewell ceremonies, when he collapsed and died at the Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish — think Helsin Ki), or Helsingfors in Swedish, is the capital of Finland. ...Helsinki railway station, before the guard of honor and, as legend says, in the arms of The famous Mannerheims equestrian statue by the Mannerheim road in downtown Helsinki, the capital of Finland Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (June 4, 1867 – January 28, 1951) was Finlands reputed Commander-in-Chief and later President of Finland (1944–1946). ...Marshal Mannerheim.