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 during the

Finnish Civil War The Finnish Civil War was a civil war in Finland in 1918 fought for the leadership and control of the country between Whites (Finland), White Finland and the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (Red Finland) during the country's transition fr ...

. Hannula was born in

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

and was a member of the

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

from 1922 to 1923, representing the Socialist Workers' Party of Finland (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