Kekkonen
Americannoun
noun
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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
Then Koivisto will officially succeed Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, 81, who resigned in October because of crippling arteriosclerosis after leading Finland for a quarter-century.
From Time Magazine Archive
As one Western diplomatic observer puts it, "Kekkonen anticipated Soviet objections for so long, it became a habit."
From Time Magazine Archive
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