Väinö Adolf Hannula (2 May 1893 – 14 August 1953) was a Finnish politician. He was imprisoned for some time in 1918 for having sided with the

Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

during the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War; . Other designations: Brethren War, Citizen War, Class War, Freedom War, Red Rebellion and Revolution, . According to 1,005 interviews done by the newspaper ''Aamulehti'', the most popular names were as follows: Civil W ...

. Hannula was born in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

and was a member of the

Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The ...

from 1922 to 1923, representing the

Socialist Workers' Party of Finland Socialist Workers' Party of Finland ( fi, Suomen Sosialistinen Työväenpuolue, SSTP) was a Finnish political party in the early 1920s. The SSTP consisted of radical leftists who split from the Social Democratic Party of Finland after the Finnish ...

(SSTP). When the SSTP was banned in 1923, he was imprisoned on sedition charges. He was again imprisoned for political reasons from 1930 to 1934.Eduskunta
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1893 births 1953 deaths Politicians from Turku Politicians from Turku and Pori Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Socialist Workers Party of Finland politicians Political prisoners in Finland Finnish prisoners and detainees Members of the Parliament of Finland (1922–1924) People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side) {{Finland-politician-stub