Eino Uusitalo
Eino Uusitalo (1 December 1924 – 19 March 2015) was a Finnish politician from the Centre Party. Uusitalo studied to be an agronomist. He was a member of the parliament from 1955 to 1983 from the list of Centre Party.[1] He was also Deputy Prime Minister.
Eino Uusitalo | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Finland (acting) | |
| In office May 26, 1979 – February 18, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Johannes Virolainen |
| Succeeded by | Ahti Pekkala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1924 Soini, Finland |
| Died | 19 March 2015 (aged 90) |
Uusitalo was remembered mostly because of his proposition to declare 19 September as a second independence day of Finland. That date is the day of Moscow Armistice 1944. Uusitalo was fighting in the Continuation War 1942-1944 in Metsäpirtti, Karelian Isthmus.[2]
In 2015, he died at the age of 90.[3]
References
- "Edustajamatrikkeli". Eduskunta.
- Turun Sanomat 30.11.1999
- Eino Uusitalo's obituary (in Finnish)
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