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Mauno Koivisto

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Also known as Mauno Henrik Koivisto

President of Finland (1923–2017)

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Mauno Henrik Koivisto (1923–2017) was a Finnish politician and economist who served as President of Finland, Prime Minister of Finland, Minister of Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister of Finland. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, he was born in Turku and educated at the University of Turku, where he earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He was a member of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Koivisto received several honors, including the Order of the White Eagle, Order of Lenin, Order of the Elephant, and Royal Order of the Seraphim. He was married to Tellervo Koivisto. His published works include *Ung soldat*, *Laajempaan kansanvaltaan*, *Itsenäiseksi imperiumin kainalossa*, *Venäjän idea*, and *Finland in the changing Europe*.

He died on May 12, 2017, at Meilahti Tower Hospital in Helsinki, with Alzheimer's disease listed as both his medical condition and cause of death. He is buried in Hietaniemi cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1923
Died
2017
Works
14

Top works

  • Ung soldat
  • Laajempaan kansanvaltaan
  • Itsenäiseksi imperiumin kainalossa
  • Venäjän idea
  • Finland in the changing Europe

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
143
Total plays
508

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Imaging brain amyloid in Alzheimer's disease with Pittsburgh Compound‐B

    · 2004 · cited 3,719x

  2. Does Gamification Work? -- A Literature Review of Empirical Studies on Gamification

    · 2014 · cited 3,267x

  3. Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing

    · 2019 · cited 2,858x

  4. New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

    · 2022 · cited 2,316x

  5. The rise of motivational information systems: A review of gamification research

    · 2019 · cited 1,311x

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Quotes

  • “I hate atheists because they want to become gods themselves and think they understand things that no one understands.”
  • “One must not be provoked when someone provokes him.”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Mauno
Gender
male
Citizenship
Finland
Place of birth
Turku
Place of death
Meilahti Tower Hospital
Spouse
Tellervo Koivisto
Educated at
University of Turku
Political party
Social Democratic Party of Finland
Languages spoken
Finnish
Native language
Finnish
Religion
Lutheranism
Academic degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Field of work
political activity
Conflict
Continuation War
Image
Mauno-Koivisto-1967.jpg
Work location
Helsinki
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Commons category
Mauno Koivisto
date of birth
1923-11-25
medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
date of death
2017-05-12
birth name
Mauno Henrik Koivisto
name in native language
Mauno Koivisto
place of burial
Hietaniemi cemetery
Commons gallery
Mauno Koivisto
cause of death
Alzheimer's disease
candidacy in election
1988 Finnish presidential election
date of burial or cremation
2017-05-25
manner of death
natural causes
allegiance
Finland
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Encyclopedic overview

Mauno Henrik Koivisto (25 November 1923 – 12 May 2017) was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1982 to 1994. He also served as the country's prime minister twice, from 1968 to 1970 and again from 1979 to 1982. He was also the first member of the Social Democratic Party to be elected as President of Finland.

Early life

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