Eemeli Paronen (31 March 1879,

Ruovesi Ruovesi is a municipality in the Pirkanmaa region of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juupajoki, Mänttä-Vilppula, Orivesi, ...

– 23 November 1957) was a Finnish

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and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1913 to 1916 and again from 1917 to 1918, representing the

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(SDP). He sided with the

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during the

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in 1918 and fled to

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after the defeat of the Red side. He returned to Finland in 1920 and was imprisoned for some time for his role on the losing side of the Civil War.Eduskunta/Eemeli Paronen
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