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Tellervo Koivisto
Finnish politician and First Lady of Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Taimi Tellervo Koivisto, née Kankaanranta (born 2 January 1929) is a Finnish politician. She is the former First Lady of Finland from 1982 to 1994. Koivisto is the widow of the 9th President of Finland Mauno Koivisto and a former member of the Finnish parliament, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland.
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Tellervo Koivisto | |
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First Lady of Finland | |
In office 27 January 1982 – 1 March 1994 | |
President | Mauno Koivisto |
Preceded by | Sylvi Kekkonen |
Succeeded by | Eeva Ahtisaari |
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Born | (1929-01-02) January 2, 1929 (age 95) Punkalaidun, Finland |
Spouse(s) | Mauno Koivisto (m. 1952–2017, his death) |
Alma mater | Turku School of Economics |
Occupation | Bachelor of Economics |
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On her 1999 autobiography Koivisto talked openly of her depression and school bullying.