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The Republic of North Ingria (in Finnish Pohjois-Inkeri) or Republic of Kirjasalo (in Finnish Kirjasalon tasavalta) was a short-lived state of Ingrian Finns in the southern part of the Karelian Isthmus, which seceded from Bolshevist Russia after the October Revolution. Its aim was to be incorporated into Finland. It ruled parts of Ingria from 1919 until 1920. With the Peace Treaty of Tartu it was re-integrated into Russia. However, Ingrian Finns of this area enjoyed a certain degree of national autonomy until the 1930s in compliance with the policy of national delimitation in the Soviet Union. In 1928 the Kuivaisi National District was established there with the center in Toksova. In 1939 it was abolished and the area was joined to the Pargolovo district.[1]
[edit] Chairmen of governing council
- July 9, 1919 - September 1919 - Santeri Termonen
- September 14, 1919 - November 1919 - Juho Pekka Kokko
- November 16, 1919 - May 1920 - Georg Elfvengren
- June 1920 - December 5, 1920 - Jukka Tirranen
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[edit] References
- ^ Kurs, Ott (1994). Ingria: The broken landbridge between Estonia and Finland. GeoJournal 33.1, 107-113.
