What Is Urho Kekkonen?
Urho Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was born 3rd of September 1900 in Pielavesi, Finland and died in 31st of August 1986. He was a Finnish politician and the 8th President of the Republic of Finland. He was the sitting President continuously since 1956 until 1981, so he was serving for more than 25 years. The last Presidency was not completed due to illness.
Kekkonen is the longest continuously sitting President of the Finnish history. He is the first person who served as a president of the Republic through two complete seasons and the only one that has been selected on for more than two periods, which in the Constitution, i.e. the former Finnish Government and the shape change of the current Finnish constitution, would not be possible at …show more content…
He was immediately named the ministry of justice, and then in 1956, he was named from prime minister to the president of the Republic of Finland.
How has Urho Kekkonen been/is significant in terms of the history of Finland?
Urho Kekkonen’s greatest achievements are in the foreign policy. The biggest accomplishment of Kekkonen is considered to be the creditable performance of Finnish relations with the East when the world was going through a politically difficult era. As a politician, he was not just seeking compromise, but conquered many internal political rivals, some of them with a harder grip and with confidence. He had personal relationships with the East and used them in such a way that even many political opponents began to consider him being irreplaceable.
When he was younger, he worked on behalf of the preservation of the independence of Finland. Before the World War II, he fought for the Finnish language and after World War II he fought to ensure Finland’s international position.
Also Kekkonen’s hard work to keep good relations with Finland’s neighbors and to keep Europe in peace was …show more content…
At this time, Kekkonen was only a congressman, but still part of this.
In 1975, the ETYK - meeting was held in Finland, which is also considered to be one of Kekkonen’s big achievements for Finland.
Kekkonen handled Finland’s foreign policy mainly on personal relationships. His partner was the Foreign Minister Ahti Karjalainen. During the Cold War, Finland appeared to the world sometimes as a friend of the West, then at other times as a friend of the East. Because of this, Kekkonen had to do negotiations with the big neighbor called the Soviet Union.
Officially Kekkonen resigned from the office of the President of the Republic of Finland on 27th of October 1981, when his illness got the best of him. In his final years, Kekkonen stayed away from politics and did not take positions on current affairs. He then died on August 31st 1986 in his home in Tamminiemi, Helsinki, just three days before his 86th birthday. The cause of his death was said to be a circulatory disorder in the brain
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was born 3rd of September 1900 in Pielavesi, Finland and died in 31st of August 1986. He was a Finnish politician and the 8th President of the Republic of Finland. He was the sitting President continuously since 1956 until 1981, so he was serving for more than 25 years. The last Presidency was not completed due to illness.
Kekkonen is the longest continuously sitting President of the Finnish history. He is the first person who served as a president of the Republic through two complete seasons and the only one that has been selected on for more than two periods, which in the Constitution, i.e. the former Finnish Government and the shape change of the current Finnish constitution, would not be possible at …show more content…
He was immediately named the ministry of justice, and then in 1956, he was named from prime minister to the president of the Republic of Finland.
How has Urho Kekkonen been/is significant in terms of the history of Finland?
Urho Kekkonen’s greatest achievements are in the foreign policy. The biggest accomplishment of Kekkonen is considered to be the creditable performance of Finnish relations with the East when the world was going through a politically difficult era. As a politician, he was not just seeking compromise, but conquered many internal political rivals, some of them with a harder grip and with confidence. He had personal relationships with the East and used them in such a way that even many political opponents began to consider him being irreplaceable.
When he was younger, he worked on behalf of the preservation of the independence of Finland. Before the World War II, he fought for the Finnish language and after World War II he fought to ensure Finland’s international position.
Also Kekkonen’s hard work to keep good relations with Finland’s neighbors and to keep Europe in peace was …show more content…
At this time, Kekkonen was only a congressman, but still part of this.
In 1975, the ETYK - meeting was held in Finland, which is also considered to be one of Kekkonen’s big achievements for Finland.
Kekkonen handled Finland’s foreign policy mainly on personal relationships. His partner was the Foreign Minister Ahti Karjalainen. During the Cold War, Finland appeared to the world sometimes as a friend of the West, then at other times as a friend of the East. Because of this, Kekkonen had to do negotiations with the big neighbor called the Soviet Union.
Officially Kekkonen resigned from the office of the President of the Republic of Finland on 27th of October 1981, when his illness got the best of him. In his final years, Kekkonen stayed away from politics and did not take positions on current affairs. He then died on August 31st 1986 in his home in Tamminiemi, Helsinki, just three days before his 86th birthday. The cause of his death was said to be a circulatory disorder in the brain