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Risto Ryti was the President of Finland from 1940 to 1944, serving during World War II when the country faced invasion and had to navigate complex political decisions to survive. He is a significant figure in Finnish history because his leadership during this critical period helped shape the nation's path through the war and its aftermath.
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Jukka Rangell , Edwin Linkomies
- Preceded by
- Kyösti Kallio
- Succeeded by
- Gustaf Mannerheim
- President
- Kyösti Kallio
- Born
- Risto Heikki Ryti , ( 1889-02-03 ) 3 February 1889, Huittinen , Grand Duchy of Finland , Russian Empire
- Died
- 25 October 1956 (1956-10-25) (aged 67), Helsinki , Finland
- Party
- National Progressive
- Spouse
- Gerda Ryti (née Serlachius)
- Children
- Henrik Ryti, Niilo Ryti, Eva Saxén (née Ryti)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Henrik
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Place of birth
- Huittinen
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Spouse
- Gerda Ryti
- Occupation
- banker
- Political party
- National Progressive Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Finnish
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Image
- Risto Ryti.jpg
- Work location
- Helsinki
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- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
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- Risto Ryti
- date of birth
- 1889-02-03
- date of death
- 1956-10-25
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- Risto Ryti
- name in native language
- Risto Ryti
- birth name
- Risto Heikki Ryti
- candidacy in election
- 1943 Finnish presidential election
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Encyclopedic overview
Risto Heikki Ryti ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈristo ˈhei̯kːi ˈryti]; 3 February 1889 – 25 October 1956) was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the framework of the League of Nations. Ryti served as prime minister during the Winter War and the Interim Peace, and as president during the Continuation War.
Ryti penned the 1944 Ryti–Ribbentrop Agreement – named after himself and Joachim von Ribbentrop – a personal letter to Nazi German Führer Adolf Hitler whereby Ryti agreed not to reach a separate peace in the Continuation War against the Soviet Union without approval from Nazi Germany, in order to secure German military aid to stop the Soviet Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive against Finland. His resignation soon afterwards allowed his successor, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, to bypass the agreement and make peace with the Soviet Union once the offensive had been stopped.
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