Karl Leander Ikonen (14 October 1860 – 27 April 1918) was a Finnish

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and politician. He was a member of the

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from 1916 to 1917, representing the

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. He was also the chairman of the far-right Citizens' Association of Karelia. Ikonen was born in

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. In 1918, during the

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, being a prominent supporter of the White side, he was arrested by

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and shot in Viipuri on 27 April 1918, as White troops were preparing to storm the city.

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