Cast

Urho Kekkonen

Acting

Cast

Urho Kekkonen

Known for

Acting

Born

1900-09-03

From

Pielavesi, Finland

Died

1986-08-31

Also known as UKK, Urkki, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen

Biography

Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving President of Finland from 1956 until 1982. He was the third and most recent president from the Agrarian League/Center Party. As head of state for nearly 26 years, he dominated Finnish politics, held a large amount of power, won his later elections with little opposition and has often been classified as an autocrat. Nevertheless, he remains a respected figure. Description above from the Wikipedia article Urho Kekkonen, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.