Kekkonen
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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He is compared by some to Urho Kekkonen, who took power in 1956 and ruled Finland for 25 years, during the so-called Finlandization period of the Cold War.
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
“My generation had Kekkonen and he was the father of the country. And he is a little something like that. It’s a pity that he must leave office soon.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 13, 2022
Kekkonen knew from experience the perils of direct confrontation with the Soviet bear, who stares at Finland across 788 miles of common border.
From Time Magazine Archive
As best he could, Kekkonen worked out a way for Finland to exist in the looming shadow of the neighboring Soviet Union.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cartoonist Kari, when Finland's President Urho Kekkonen paid him a recent border-knitting visit.
From Time Magazine Archive
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