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Word: pekkala (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Died. Mauno Pekkala, 62, postwar Premier of Finland (1946-48), who negotiated the hated mutual assistance pact with the Soviet Union; of pneumonia following a stroke; in Helsinki. He won national recognition for his work as acting director (1937-44) of the state forest service, less favorable notice for his latter-day fellow-traveling with the Reds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 14, 1952 | 7/14/1952 | See Source »

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