Jussi Kujala (politician)
Juho (Jussi) Ernst Kujala (29 August 1878 – 1 July 1919; original surname Törnroos) was a Finnish journalist and politician, born in Pornainen. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1913 to 1918, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). He participated in the Finnish Civil War on the Red side. After the Battle of Helsinki (11.–13.3.1918), Kujala fled northwards. He was captured by White troops in Järvenpää on 21 April 1918. In October 1918 Kujala was sentenced to death, but the sentence was commuted to 12 years in prison in January 1919. On 1 July 1919, Kujala committed suicide in the Helsinki Prison.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
 | This article about a Social Democratic Party of Finland politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1878 births
- 1919 deaths
- 1919 suicides
- People from Pornainen
- People from Uusimaa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland)
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1913–1916)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–1917)
- Members of the Parliament of Finland (1917–1919)
- Finnish journalists
- People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side)
- Political prisoners in Finland
- Finnish prisoners sentenced to death
- Finnish politicians who died by suicide
- Finnish people who died in prison custody
- People who died by suicide in prison custody
- Prisoners sentenced to death by Finland
- Prisoners who died in Finnish detention
- Social Democratic Party of Finland politician stubs