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    The Lapua Movement (Finnish: Lapuanliike, Swedish: Lapporörelsen) was a radical Finnish nationalist, fascist, pro-German and anti-communist political movement...
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    Lapua (Finnish: [ˈlɑpuɑ]; Swedish: Lappo) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located next to the Lapua River in the region of South Ostrobothnia...
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    kapina, Swedish: Mäntsäläupproret) was a failed coup attempt by the Lapua Movement to overthrow the Finnish government. On 27 February 1932 some 400 armed...
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  • anti-communist political party. IKL was the successor of the previously banned Lapua Movement. It existed from 1932 to 1944 and had an ideology similar to its predecessor...
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    Vihtori Kosola (category Patriotic People's Movement (Finland) politicians)
    far-right and anti-communist Lapua Movement political party, and later as the leader of the Patriotic People's Movement political party in Finland. Kosola...
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    arrested three times for fraud. She also had connections to the right-wing Lapua Movement. She became the subject of several books and stories. In 1932 she was...
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    August 8, 1890, Helsinki – October 28, 1972, Helsinki) was a Finnish Lapua movement activist, who played a key role in the Mäntsälä Rebellion in 1932. Vuorimaa...
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    Martti Pihkala (category Patriotic People's Movement (Finland) politicians)
    known as "Pihkala's Guard" and an influencer of the Lapua movement and the Patriotic People's Movement. Martti Pihkala was born into the Gummerus family...
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    The Völkisch movement (German: Völkische Bewegung, English: Folkist movement, also called Völkism) was a German ethnic nationalist movement active from...
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    unfolded with a violent attack by radical members of the right wing Lapua Movement on Communist supporters and bystanders at a court house in Vaasa. No...
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