Oskari Tokoi
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Antti Oskari Tokoi (15 April 1873 – 4 April 1963) was a Finnish socialist who served as a leader of the Social Democratic Party of Finland. In 1917 Tokoi acted as a Chairman of the Senate of Finland and thus he was the world’s first social democratic leader of the government. During the short-lived Revolution of 1918, Tokoi participated as a leading figure in the revolutionary government.[1] Tokoi later emigrated to the United States, where he served as the long-time editor of Raivaaja (The Pioneer), the newspaper of the Finnish Socialist Federation.[2]
Quick Facts Chairman of the Senate of Finland, Preceded by ...
Oskari Tokoi | |
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Chairman of the Senate of Finland | |
In office March 26, 1917 – September 8, 1917 | |
Preceded by | Mihail Borovitinov |
Succeeded by | Eemil Nestor Setälä |
Personal details | |
Born | May 15, 1873 Kannus, Finland |
Died | April 4, 1963(1963-04-04) (aged 89) Leominster, Massachusetts, United States |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
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