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Oskari Ikonen
Oskari Ikonen (3 February 1883 – 21 April 1938) was a Social Democratic Party of Finland politician. He served in the Parliament of Finland from 1913 to 1916. He supported the Reds in the Finnish Civil War of 1918. In 1927, he defected to the Soviet Union. During the Great Purge, he was arrested and imprisoned in February 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1958. Life Early Years Born in Kakonaho, Ilomantsi, Oskari Ikonen's parents were Juho Ikonen (1826-1904) and Kaisa Airaksinen (1844-1895) who came from Eno, Finland, Eno. He was a Hammaslahti Baptist Church member. After attending five classes at Joensuu Lyseo, Ikonen worked from 1906 to 1912 as an electrician for the State Railways in Viipuri and Varkaus, Varkausi. He was fired because of his political activities; according to some reports the final reason was participation in the May Day March of the Social Democrats. In the years 1912–1913, Ikonen worked as a shop stewar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Party Of Finland
The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, fi, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue ; sv, Finlands socialdemokratiska parti), shortened to the Social Democrats ( fi, link=no, Sosiaalidemokraatit; sv, link=no, Socialdemokrater) and commonly known in Finnish as Demarit ( sv, link=no, Socialdemokraterna), is a social-democratic political party in Finland. It is currently the largest party in the Parliament of Finland with 40 seats. Founded in 1899 as the Finnish Labour Party ( fi, link=no, Suomen työväenpuolue; sv, link=no, Finska arbetarpartiet), the SDP is Finland's oldest active political party and has a close relationship with the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. It is also a member of the Party of European Socialists, Progressive Alliance, Socialist International and SAMAK. Following the resignation of Antti Rinne in December 2019, Sanna Marin became the country's 76th Prime Minister. SDP formed a new coalition government on the basis of its predecessor, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
