Taisto Sinisalo
Finnish politician
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| Intro | Finnish politician | |
| Places | Finland | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 29 June 1926, Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland | |
| Death | 26 March 2002Kotka, Kymenlaakso, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland (aged 75 years) | |
| Politics: | Finnish People's Democratic League |
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Taisto Jalo Sinisalo (29 June 1926 – 26 March 2002) was a Finnish communist politician, MP of the SKDL (1962–1978), leader of the Communist Party of Finland’s hardline pro-Soviet faction (also known as taistoists after Sinisalo’s first name) and vice chairman of the party (1970–1982). After the SKP split in the 1980s, Sinisalo became the first chairman of the Communist Party of Finland (Unity) (SKPy).