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Risto Ryti
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Risto Ryti

Politician · born February 3, 1889 · died 1956

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Risto Heikki Ryti was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period.

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  1. 50Became Prime Minister of FinlandDecember 1, 1939
  2. 51Became President of FinlandDecember 19, 1940

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