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Stahlberg, Kaarlo Juho
(kär´l y´h stäl´brg) (KEY) , 18651952, first president of independent Finland (191925). A professor of law (190818) at the Univ. of Helsinki, he was president of the Finnish diet at the start of World War I and an opponent of Russian oppression in Finland. After serving as president of Finland, he was narrowly defeated in the elections of 1931 and 1937.