Caption | President Kyösti Kallio of Finland and Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim at Helsinki railway station, Finland, 19 Dec 1940; Risto Ryti, Lieutenant General Erik Heindrichs, and Colonel Aladár Paasonen in background ww2dbase | ||||||||||
Photographer | Hugo Sundström | ||||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseFinnish Heritage Agency via Wikimedia Commons | ||||||||||
Link to Source | Link | ||||||||||
Identification Code | HK19410105 | ||||||||||
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Photo Size | 2,126 x 1,286 pixels | ||||||||||
Photos on Same Day | 19 Dec 1940 | ||||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland | ||||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
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21 Jan 2010 07:37:57 PM
President Kallio resigned due to ill health after suffering a hearth attack Ryti, also present in this photo, had just been sworn in to office. Some minutes after this photo was taken, Kallio suffered another heart attack this time it was fatal.