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unusual facts about Kyösti Kallio


History of Parliamentarism

Parliamentarism was (re-)introduced by Svinhufvud's successor Kyösti Kallio in 1937.


Finnish parliamentary election, 1922

The caretaker government of Professor Aimo Cajander (Progressive), that President Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg had appointed in June 1922, following the resignation of Prime Minister Juho Vennola (Progressive), remained in office until Kyösti Kallio formed an Agrarian-Progressive minority government in November 1922.

Finnish parliamentary election, 1936

Kyösti Kallio of the Agrarian League formed a centrist minority government after Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (National Coalition Party) refused to allow the Social Democrats to join the government.

Timo Laaninen

On Mayday 2011 Laaninen delivered a Mayday political speech near Kyösti Kallio's statue criticizing Teuvo Hakkarainen.


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