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| 1954, May 5 | |
| Ralph Törngren, the leader of the Swedish People's Party, representing an ethnic minority in Finland, formed a coalition government with the Social Democratic Party and the Agrarian Party. Kekkonen became foreign minister. | 1 |
| Oct. 14 | |
| Törngren resigned in the face of a threatened general strike protesting the high cost of living. On Oct. 20 Kekkonen formed a coalition government of Social Democrats and Agrarians. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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