Aimo Cajander, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Aimo Cajander

Finnish politician

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1879

Place of Birth: Uusikaupunki, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 21-Jan-1943

Profession: writer, politician, university teacher, botanist, forestry scientist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Aimo Cajander

  • Aimo Kaarlo Cajander (4 April 1879 – 21 January 1943) was the Prime Minister of Finland up to the Winter War.Cajander was born in Uusikaupunki, and became a botanist, a professor of forestry 1911–34; director-general for Finland's Forest and Park Service 1934–1943; Prime Minister in 1922, 1924, and 1937–1939; chairman of the National Progressive Party 1933–1943; and Member of Parliament.
  • Cajander came into politics in 1922 when President StÃ¥hlberg asked him to take office of prime minister.
  • He had not earlier participated actively in politics.
  • StÃ¥hlberg invited him as prime minister second time in January 1924.
  • Cajander's short-lived cabinets were merely caretakers before parliamentary elections. Cajander joined in 1927 National Progressive Party and in 1928 he was chosen as Minister of Defence.
  • Cajander was elected to the Parliament in 1929.
  • When Kyösti Kallio was elected President in 1937, Cajander was asked as the chairman of the National Progressive Party to form majority government.
  • Cajander formed a coalition government of the two largest parties in the parliament - Social Democrats and Agrarian League.
  • Cajander was idealist who did not believe yet in August 1939 that Soviet Union would attack Finland.
  • Partly for this reason the Finnish Army was forced to the fight inadequately equipped.
  • He died in Helsinki, aged 63. Cajander's name is remembered for "Model Cajander", the fashion of many Finnish soldiers in Winter War: the army was poorly equipped, so mobilized reserves were given a utility belt, an emblem to be attached to the hat — to comply with the Hague Conventions; and a rifle.
  • Otherwise, they had to use their own clothes and equipment.

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