Kyösti Haataja (19 February 1881 – 10 August 1956) was a twentieth century Finnish

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, born in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

. He was a member of the

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from 1916 to 1919 and again from 1929 to 1930. He was a member of the

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and was the

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of the party between 1926 and 1932 following Hugo Suolahti. He died in

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, aged 75.

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1881 births 1956 deaths People from Oulu Politicians from Oulu Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Finnish Party politicians National Coalition Party politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–1917) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–1919) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1929–1930) People of the Finnish Civil War (White side) University of Helsinki alumni Academic staff of the University of Helsinki {{NationalCoalition-politician-stub