Kullervo Manner
Kullervo Achilles Manner (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkulːerʋo ˈmɑnːer], Russian Куллерво Густавович Маннер, Kullervo Gustavovich Manner; 12 October 1880 – 15 January 1939) was a Finnish and Soviet politician and one of the leaders of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
Kullervo Manner | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Finnish People's Delegation of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic | |
| In office 29 January 1918 – 25 April 1918 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Speaker of the Parliament | |
| In office 4 April 1917 – 31 October 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg |
| Succeeded by | Johannes Lundson |
| Leader of the Finnish Communist Party | |
| In office 1920–1935 | |
| Preceded by | Yrjö Sirola |
| Succeeded by | Hannes Mäkinen |
| Leader of the Finnish Social Democratic Party | |
| In office 1917–1918 | |
| Preceded by | Matti Paasivuori |
| Succeeded by | Väinö Tanner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kullervo Achilles Manner 12 October 1880 Kokemäki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | 15 January 1939 (aged 58) Ukhta-Pechora, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | SDP SKP |
| Spouse | Olga Arjanne |
Manner was a member of the Finnish parliament, serving as its Speaker in 1917. He was also chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland between 1917 and 1918. During the Finnish Civil War, he led the Finnish People's Delegation, a leftist alternative to the established Finnish government. After the war, he escaped to the Soviet Union, where he co-founded the Finnish Communist Party. It is said if the Red Guards had won the Civil War, Manner might have risen to the position of the "Leader of the Red Finland".