Efraim Kronqvist (2 August 1874,

Sortavala Sortavala (russian: Сортавала; Finnish and krl, Sortavala; sv, Sordavala); till 1918 Serdobol (russian: Сердоболь) is a town in the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located at the northern tip of Lake Ladoga near the Finnish bor ...

- 22 May 1918, Hausjärvi) was a

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house painter and politician. He was a member of the

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from 1909 to 1913, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). In 1918 he was imprisoned for having sided with the

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during the

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. He died in detention.

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1874 births 1918 deaths People from Sortavala People from Viipuri Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1909–10) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1910–11) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1911–13) People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side) Prisoners who died in Finnish detention {{SocialDemocraticPartyFinland-politician-stub