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Viljo Rantala
Viljo Johannes Rantala (18 November 1892 – 31 December 1980) was a Finnish smallholder and politician, born in Punkalaidun. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1922 to 1962, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He served as Minister of Finance from 20 September 1951 to 9 July 1953. He was a presidential elector in the 1925, 1931, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1950, 1956 and 1962 presidential elections. After the Finnish Civil War of 1918, Rantala was given a life prison sentence for having belonged to the Red Guard The Red Guards () were a mass, student-led, paramilitary social movement mobilized by Chairman Mao Zedong in 1966 until their abolition in 1968, during the first phase of the Cultural Revolution, which he had instituted.Teiwes According to a .... However, in 1921, he was pardoned and could resume his political activities. References 1892 births 1980 deaths People from Punkalaidun People from Turku and Pori Province (Grand D ...
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Viljo Rantala In 1937
Viljo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name and may refer to: *Viljo Halme (1907–1981), Finnish footballer *Viljo Heino (1914–1998), Finnish track and field athlete and 1948 Olympic competitor *Viljo Kajava (1909–1998), Finnish poet and writer *Viljo Nousiainen Viljo Nousiainen (9 March 1944 – 11 June 1999) was a Finnish athletics coach. Career Nousiainen was born in Kiuruvesi. As an athletics coach, he specialized in training jumpers for Örgryte IS Sports Club in Gothenburg during the 1970s. He is ... (1944–1999), Swedish athletics coach *Viljo Revell (1910–1964), Finnish architect *Rosvall and Voutilainen, Viljo Rosvall (1898–1929), Finnish-born Canadian unionist *Viljo Tuompo (1893–1957), Finnish military Major General and Lieutenant General *Viljo Vellonen (1920–1995), Finnish cross country skier *Viljo Vesterinen (1907–1961), Finnish accordionist and composer *Viljo Wirkkunen (1928–1986), Finnish-Canadian ice hockey coach References

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