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    Väinö Olavi Leskinen (8 March 1917, in Helsinki – 8 March 1972, in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician, minister and a member of the parliament from Social...
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  • human rights activist Väinö Lehmus (1886–1936), Finnish actor Väinö Leskinen (1917–1972), Finnish politician, parliamentarian Väinö Liikkanen (1903–1957)...
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  • Margit Leskinen (1915–2002) Väinö Leskinen (1917–1972) Juice Leskinen (1950–2006) Pekka Leskinen (born 1954) Janne Leskinen (born 1971) Kristi Leskinen (born...
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    for the rift was that SDP's party leadership, particularly Väinö Tanner and Väinö Leskinen wanted to develop the party towards a "general party" appealing...
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  • metre breaststroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Leskinen was married to the politician Väinö Leskinen who was also known as a talented swimmer. Evans...
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    gain the approval of the Soviet Union. Moscow could not accept that Väinö Leskinen and Olavi Lindblom, who represented the right wing of the country's...
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    anti-Communist wing, namely Väinö Leskinen and Olavi Lindblom. They were seen by the Soviet Union as puppets of the anti-Communist SDP chair Väinö Tanner, who had...
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    "war-culprit" in the war-responsibility trials, and prominent anti-Communist Väinö Leskinen, and the left-wing of the party led by party chairman Emil Skog, which...
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    Laine (SKDL), 3,570 votes; Tyyne Leivo-Larsson (TPSL), 4,568 votes; Väinö Leskinen (SDP), 7,164 votes; Ingvar S. Melin (SFP), 4,941 votes; Tyyne Paasivuori...
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  • (60 kg) Mikhail Kasyanik, gymnastics Nikolay Korolyov, heavyweight boxing Väinö Leskinen, 200 and 400 meter breaststroke swimming Seraphim Znamensky, 5,000 meters...
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