Finnish Declaration of Independence
E121692
The Finnish Declaration of Independence was the 1917 proclamation by which Finland asserted its sovereignty and broke away from the Russian Empire to become an independent nation-state.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Finnish Declaration of Independence canonical | 5 |
| Finnish declaration of independence | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Finnish Declaration of Independence Context triple: [Grand Duke of Finland, officeAbolishedFollowing, Finnish Declaration of Independence]
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A.
Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
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B.
Conscription Act of Finland
The Conscription Act of Finland is the primary law that mandates and regulates compulsory military service for Finnish citizens, forming the foundation of the country’s national defense system.
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C.
Decree on Land
The Decree on Land was a landmark Bolshevik policy issued after the Russian Revolution that abolished private landownership and redistributed land to the peasantry.
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D.
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a brief but pivotal 1918 conflict between the socialist Reds and conservative Whites that shaped Finland’s independence and political future.
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E.
Charter of 1814
The Charter of 1814 was a constitutional document that established a limited monarchy and defined civil liberties in France at the start of the Bourbon Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Finnish Declaration of Independence Target entity description: The Finnish Declaration of Independence was the 1917 proclamation by which Finland asserted its sovereignty and broke away from the Russian Empire to become an independent nation-state.
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A.
Constitution of Finland
The Constitution of Finland is the supreme law that defines the structure, powers, and fundamental principles of the Finnish state and safeguards the basic rights and liberties of its citizens.
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B.
Conscription Act of Finland
The Conscription Act of Finland is the primary law that mandates and regulates compulsory military service for Finnish citizens, forming the foundation of the country’s national defense system.
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C.
Decree on Land
The Decree on Land was a landmark Bolshevik policy issued after the Russian Revolution that abolished private landownership and redistributed land to the peasantry.
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D.
Finnish Civil War
The Finnish Civil War was a brief but pivotal 1918 conflict between the socialist Reds and conservative Whites that shaped Finland’s independence and political future.
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E.
Charter of 1814
The Charter of 1814 was a constitutional document that established a limited monarchy and defined civil liberties in France at the start of the Bourbon Restoration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
declaration of independence
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ |
| approvedBy | Parliament of Finland ⓘ |
| archivesLocation | National Archives of Finland ⓘ |
| category |
1917 in Finland
ⓘ
Declarations of independence ⓘ Political history of Finland ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Independence Day of Finland
ⓘ
surface form:
Finnish Independence Day
|
| commemorationDate | December 6 ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1917-12-06 ⓘ |
| dateRecognizedBySovietRussia | 1918-01-04 ⓘ |
| declaredIndependenceFrom | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| followedBy |
adoption of the Finnish Constitution
ⓘ
recognition of Finland by foreign powers ⓘ |
| governmentAtTime |
Finnish Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Svinhufvud Senate
|
| hasLegalEffect | establishment of Finland as a sovereign state ⓘ |
| hasPart |
appeal for international recognition
ⓘ
preamble ⓘ statement of sovereignty ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentAtTime |
P. E. Svinhufvud
ⓘ
surface form:
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
|
| influencedBy |
collapse of Russian monarchy
ⓘ
principle of national self-determination ⓘ |
| language |
Finnish
ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ |
| legalForm | government declaration ⓘ |
| legalStatus | foundational document of Finnish independence ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Finland ⓘ |
| mainAuthor |
P. E. Svinhufvud
ⓘ
surface form:
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
|
| placeOfAdoption | Helsinki ⓘ |
| politicalStatusBefore | Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ |
| previousSovereign |
Tsar of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Emperor of Russia
|
| proposedBy |
Finnish Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Finland
|
| recognizedBy |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Russian SFSR ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Russia
Sweden ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Russian Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
February Revolution
Finnish Civil War ⓘ Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
October Revolution
Russian Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
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| result | independence of Finland ⓘ |
| signedBy | members of the Senate of Finland ⓘ |
| subject |
assertion of Finnish sovereignty
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termination of union with Russia ⓘ |
| topic | secession from the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| year | 1917 ⓘ |
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Subject: Finnish Declaration of Independence Description of subject: The Finnish Declaration of Independence was the 1917 proclamation by which Finland asserted its sovereignty and broke away from the Russian Empire to become an independent nation-state.
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