Carolus Lassila

Carolus Juhani Lassila (5 August 1922 Helsinki – 26 October 1987 Atlas Mountains, Morocco) was a Finnish diplomat.

Lassi's parents were Armas Lassila (1890–1955) and Martha Sofia Holmberg. His litter was professor of anatomy Väinö Lassila and professor of forest technology Ilmo Lassila. Carolus Lassila was married to Britta Synnöve Juliana Wilskman (1923–1987).[1]

Lassila was an expert in Arabic language and Arab culture. He was an Ambassador to Beirut, Lebanon, and at the same time to Kuwait and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from 1968 to 1974, Jeddah, Saudi-Arabia and to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates between 1975 and 1977 and most recently Ambassador to Madrid and Morocco 1984–1987.[2][3][4]

Carolus Lassila and his wife were killed in an car accident in the Atlas Mountains, from Ouarzazate to Taznakht, about 250 miles south of Rabat on October 26, 1987 when they drove by car after the heavy rain, suddenly to flooding river.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Carolus Juhani Lassila (1922 - 1987) - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  2. ↑ "Historia - Suomen suurlähetystö, Riad : Suurlähetystö : Historia : Suomen diplomatian historian sitkein ongelma". finland.org.sa. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  3. ↑ "Historia - Suomen suurlähetystö, Abu Dhabi : Suurlähetystö : Historia". finland.ae. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Suomen edustustopäälliköt Madridissa - Suomen suurlähetystö, Madrid : Suurlähetystö : Suomen suurlähettiläät Espanjassa". finlandia.es. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
  5. ↑ "Finnish Envoy And Wife Die In Flash Flood". apnewsarchive.com. Retrieved 2017-09-10.
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