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==Career==
==Career==
Aalto was a trade unionist.<ref name=neal>{{cite journal|author=R. Neal Tannahill|title=Leadership as a Determinant of Diversity in Western European Communism|journal=Studies in Comparative Communism|date=Winter 1976|volume=9|issue=4|page=361|jstor=45367151}}</ref> He joined the Communist Party in 1951.<ref name=jhh/> He was its secretary in [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]] in 1956<ref name=helsin/><ref name=jhh/> and part of the progressive group in the party.<ref name=neal/> He was elected as the general secretary of the party under party chairman [[Aarne Saarinen]] in 1969<ref name=pekkaer/> replacing [[Ville Pessi]] in the post.<ref name=jhh>{{cite journal|author=John H. Hodgson|title=The Finnish Communist Party|journal=[[Slavic Review]]|date=March 1970|volume=29|issue=1|page=79|author-link=John H. Hodgson|doi=10.2307/2493091|jstor=2493091 |s2cid=163842405 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Pessi had resigned from the post due to internal conflicts in the party.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=George Schöpflin|author2=Michael Leifer|title=Notes of the Month|journal=[[The World Today (magazine)|The World Today]]|date=June 1969|volume=25|page=233|issue=6|jstor=40394276}}</ref> Aalto served as the general secretary until 1984 with some interruptions.<ref name=helsin/> During his term the leadership of the Communist Party was progressive and revised the manifesto of the party.<ref name=pirk>{{cite journal|author=Pirkko Kotila|title=Hertta Kuusinen - The "Red Lady of Finland"|journal=[[Science & Society]]|date=January 2006|volume=70|issue=1|doi=10.1521/siso.2006.70.1.46|page=69}}</ref>
Aalto was a trade unionist.<ref name=neal>{{cite journal|author=R. Neal Tannahill|title=Leadership as a Determinant of Diversity in Western European Communism|journal=Studies in Comparative Communism|date=Winter 1976|volume=9|issue=4|page=361|jstor=45367151}}</ref> He joined the Communist Party in 1951.<ref name=jhh/> He was its secretary in [[Lapland (Finland)|Lapland]] in 1956<ref name=helsin/><ref name=jhh/> and part of the progressive group in the party.<ref name=neal/> He was elected as the general secretary of the party under party chairman [[Aarne Saarinen]] in 1969<ref name=pekkaer/> replacing [[Ville Pessi]] in the post.<ref name=jhh>{{cite journal|author=John H. Hodgson|title=The Finnish Communist Party|journal=[[Slavic Review]]|date=March 1970|volume=29|issue=1|page=79|author-link=John H. Hodgson|doi=10.2307/2493091|jstor=2493091 |s2cid=163842405 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Pessi had resigned from the post due to internal conflicts in the party.<ref>{{cite journal|issue=6
|author1=George Schöpflin|author2=Michael Leifer|title=Notes of the Month|journal=[[The World Today (magazine)|The World Today]]|date=June 1969
|volume=25|page=233|jstor=40394276}}</ref> Aalto served as the general secretary until 1984 with some interruptions.<ref name=helsin/> During his term the leadership of the Communist Party was progressive and revised the manifesto of the party.<ref name=pirk>{{cite journal|author=Pirkko Kotila|title=Hertta Kuusinen - The "Red Lady of Finland"|journal=[[Science & Society]]|date=January 2006|volume=70|doi=10.1521/siso.2006.70.1.46
|issue=1|page=69}}</ref>


Aalto was the minister of labour from 1977 to 1981.<ref name=helsin/> He was replaced by [[Jouko Kajanoja]] in the post.<ref name=pekkaer/> In June 1984 Aalto was elected as the chairman of the Communist Party obtaining 183 votes against 163 votes in favor of the former chairman Jouko Kajanoja.<ref name=nyt84>{{cite news|title=Finnish Party Ousts Pro-Soviet Faction|access-date=26 July 2022|date=6 June 1984|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/06/world/around-the-world-finnish-party-ousts-pro-soviet-faction.html}}</ref> During his tenure Aalto visited China in January 1987 becoming the highest ranking Finnish communist to visit China in more than 20 years.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jane Macartney|title=Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said today the Communist Party...|date=15 January 1987|access-date=26 July 2022|work=[[United Press International]]|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/15/Chinese-leader-Deng-Xiaoping-said-today-the-Communist-Party/1689537685200/}}</ref> Aalto headed the party until May 1988<ref name=helsin/><ref name=mirja/> when he and the politburo resigned due to economic crisis experienced by the party.<ref>{{cite news|title=CP Politburo Quits Following Finance Scandal|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA347575.pdf|access-date=26 January 2023|work=JPRS Report|date=12 May 1988|page=5|agency=Helsingin Sanomat}}</ref>
Aalto was the minister of labour from 1977 to 1981.<ref name=helsin/> He was replaced by [[Jouko Kajanoja]] in the post.<ref name=pekkaer/> In June 1984 Aalto was elected as the chairman of the Communist Party obtaining 183 votes against 163 votes in favor of the former chairman Jouko Kajanoja.<ref name=nyt84>{{cite news|title=Finnish Party Ousts Pro-Soviet Faction|access-date=26 July 2022|date=6 June 1984|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/06/world/around-the-world-finnish-party-ousts-pro-soviet-faction.html}}</ref> During his tenure Aalto visited China in January 1987 becoming the highest ranking Finnish communist to visit China in more than 20 years.<ref>{{cite news|author=Jane Macartney|title=Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said today the Communist Party...|date=15 January 1987|access-date=26 July 2022|work=[[United Press International]]|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/01/15/Chinese-leader-Deng-Xiaoping-said-today-the-Communist-Party/1689537685200/}}</ref> Aalto headed the party until May 1988<ref name=helsin/><ref name=mirja/> when he and the politburo resigned due to economic crisis experienced by the party.<ref>{{cite news|title=CP Politburo Quits Following Finance Scandal|url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA347575.pdf|access-date=26 January 2023|work=JPRS Report|date=12 May 1988|page=5|agency=[[Helsingin Sanomat]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=KU:n arkistosta: Vasemmistoliiton perustamisessa koettiin intohimoa, rakkautta, vihaa, petoksia ja pettymyksiä|newspaper=[[Kansan Uutiset]]|date=2 May 2020| url=https://www.ku.fi/artikkeli/4254359-kun-arkistosta-vasemmistoliiton-perustamisessa-koettiin-intohimoa-rakkautta-vihaa-petoksia-ja-pettymyksia |language=fi|access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref>


==Personal life and views==
==Personal life and views==

Latest revision as of 19:44, 24 May 2024

Arvo Aalto
Aalto in 1970
Chairman of the Communist Party
In office
June 1984 – 1988
Preceded byJouko Kajanoja
Minister of Labour
In office
1977–1981
Succeeded byJouko Kajanoja
Personal details
Born (1932-07-13) 13 July 1932 (age 92)
Rovaniemi, Finland
Political partyCommunist Party
Children2
Alma materSirola Institute

Arvo Aalto (born 13 July 1932) is a Finnish politician who headed the Communist Party between 1984 and 1988. He also served as the labour minister from 1977 to 1981.

Early life and education

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Aalto was born in Rovaniemi on 13 July 1932.[1] He graduated from Sirola Institute[2] in 1956 and also, received education at Moscow Party School in the period 1961–1962.[1][3]

Career

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Aalto was a trade unionist.[4] He joined the Communist Party in 1951.[5] He was its secretary in Lapland in 1956[1][5] and part of the progressive group in the party.[4] He was elected as the general secretary of the party under party chairman Aarne Saarinen in 1969[2] replacing Ville Pessi in the post.[5] Pessi had resigned from the post due to internal conflicts in the party.[6] Aalto served as the general secretary until 1984 with some interruptions.[1] During his term the leadership of the Communist Party was progressive and revised the manifesto of the party.[7]

Aalto was the minister of labour from 1977 to 1981.[1] He was replaced by Jouko Kajanoja in the post.[2] In June 1984 Aalto was elected as the chairman of the Communist Party obtaining 183 votes against 163 votes in favor of the former chairman Jouko Kajanoja.[8] During his tenure Aalto visited China in January 1987 becoming the highest ranking Finnish communist to visit China in more than 20 years.[9] Aalto headed the party until May 1988[1][3] when he and the politburo resigned due to economic crisis experienced by the party.[10][11]

Personal life and views

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Aalto has two daughters.[1] While serving as the chairman of the Communist Party he was not so close to the Soviet Communist Party.[8] He does not support the NATO membership of Finland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Veli-Pekka Leppänen (12 July 2022). "Arvo Aalto pani taannoin hanttiin Kremlille – nyt hän ei pidä viisaana Suomen Nato-päätöstä". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Pekka Ervasti (24 May 1988). "Paper Views Possible Successors" (PDF). JPRS Report. Helsingin Sanomat. p. 17. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b Mirja Niemitalo (11 June 2016). "SKP:n ex-pääsihteeri Arvo Aalto: Sotauhittelu vaarallista politiikkaa". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  4. ^ a b R. Neal Tannahill (Winter 1976). "Leadership as a Determinant of Diversity in Western European Communism". Studies in Comparative Communism. 9 (4): 361. JSTOR 45367151.
  5. ^ a b c John H. Hodgson (March 1970). "The Finnish Communist Party". Slavic Review. 29 (1): 79. doi:10.2307/2493091. JSTOR 2493091. S2CID 163842405.
  6. ^ George Schöpflin; Michael Leifer (June 1969). "Notes of the Month". The World Today. 25 (6): 233. JSTOR 40394276.
  7. ^ Pirkko Kotila (January 2006). "Hertta Kuusinen - The "Red Lady of Finland"". Science & Society. 70 (1): 69. doi:10.1521/siso.2006.70.1.46.
  8. ^ a b "Finnish Party Ousts Pro-Soviet Faction". The New York Times. 6 June 1984. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  9. ^ Jane Macartney (15 January 1987). "Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping said today the Communist Party..." United Press International. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  10. ^ "CP Politburo Quits Following Finance Scandal" (PDF). JPRS Report. Helsingin Sanomat. 12 May 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  11. ^ "KU:n arkistosta: Vasemmistoliiton perustamisessa koettiin intohimoa, rakkautta, vihaa, petoksia ja pettymyksiä". Kansan Uutiset (in Finnish). 2 May 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
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