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
President Kekkonen, portrayed in Karicature as a Russian boot polisher, rushed back to Helsinki and went on radio to blame the Finnish press in general, and cartoonists in particular, for endangering relations with Russia.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kekkonen, who energetically supported the policy, called it "active neutrality."
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
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