Väinö Kallio

Väinö Kallio (April 17, 1897, Pihlajavesi – February 9, 1938) was a Socialist Workers' Party of Finland politician. He supported the Reds in the Finnish Civil War of 1918. He served in the Parliament of Finland from 1929 to 1930. In 1933, he was exiled by the Government of Finland to the Soviet Union. During the Great Purge, he was arrested and imprisoned on January 1, 1938 and later executed. After the death of Joseph Stalin, he was rehabilitated in 1958.

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Väinö Kallio. Edustajamatrikkeli. Kansanedustajat 1907 –. Eduskunta (Parliament of Finland). (in Finnish)
KASNTn NKVDn vuosina 1937–1938 rankaisemien Suomen Eduskunnan entisten jäsenten luettelo

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