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Armas Paasonen

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Armas Paasonen
Born(1885-08-29)August 29, 1885
DiedNovember 15, 1950(1950-11-15) (aged 65)
NationalityFinnish
Occupation(s)Railwayman, politician
Known forBeing imprisoned during the Finnish Civil War

Armas Johannes Paasonen (29 August 1885, Viipuri – 15 November 1950) was a Finnish railwayman and politician.

Paasonen was a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1911 to 1918, from 1924 to 1929, from 1930 to 1933 and again from 1936 to 1945, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP).

He was imprisoned from 1918 to 1919 for having sided with the Reds during the Finnish Civil War.[1]

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