John Emil Österholm (5 October 1882 Ekenäs – 16 November 1960

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) was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was a member of the

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for the

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in 1919–1960. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Österholm was member of the Finnish delegation at the

Paris Peace Treaties The Paris Peace Treaties (french: Traités de Paris) were signed on 10 February 1947 following the end of World War II in 1945. The Paris Peace Conference lasted from 29 July until 15 October 1946. The victorious wartime Allied powers (princi ...

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