births

Kullervo Manner, Finnish Speaker of the Parliament, the Prime Minister of the FSWR and the Supreme Commander of the Red Guards (died 1939)

Historical image related to Kullervo Manner, Finnish Speaker of the Parliament, the Prime Minister of the FSWR and the Supreme Commander of the Red Guards (died 1939) from October 12, 1880

Kullervo Manner

Finnish politician (1880–1939)

Kullervo Achilles Manner was a Finnish and Soviet politician. He was one of the leaders of the Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Speaker of the Parliament of Finland

Legislative chair of the government of Finland

The speaker of the Parliament of Finland, along with two deputy speakers, is elected by Parliament during the first plenary session each year. Speakers are chosen for a year at a time. In addition to their preparing the work in plenary sessions the speakers also play a key role…
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic

Socialist revolutionary faction of the Finnish Civil War (1918)

The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (FSWR), more commonly referred to as Red Finland, was a self-proclaimed socialist state in Finland during the Finnish Civil War from January to May 1918.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Red Guards (Finland)

Paramilitary organization in early 20th-century Finland

The Red Guards were the paramilitary units of the labour movement in Finland during the early 1900s. The Red Guards formed the army of Red Finland and were one of the main belligerents of the Finnish Civil War in 1918.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

October 12

Day of the year

October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 80 days remain until the end of the year.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)