57
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 85:
Line 85: + + + + + + + + +
→Biography: - please improve
==Biography==
==Biography==
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen was born on September 3, 1900 in Pielavesi, Finland, the son of Juho Kekkonen and Emilia Pylvänäinen. He spent his childhood in Kainuu, Finland.
In 1921, at the age of 21, Kekkonen moved to [[Helsinki]] to study [[law]], and in 1927 he became a [[lawyer]].
Kekkonen joined the Centre Party of Finland in 1933. He made an unsuccessful attempt at getting elected to the Finnish Parliament in the mid-1930's.
He became the president of Finland in 1956.
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen died in August 31, 1986 at the age of 85.