Samuli Rantanen (8 May 1861 – 3 February 1918) was a Finnish tenant farmer and politician, born in Keuruu. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1911 and from 1916 to 1917, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). Shortly after the beginning of the Finnish Civil War of 1918, he was arrested by a detachment of White Guards who were conducting a purge against political opponents. He was taken to Seinäjoki, where he was summarily executed on 3 February 1918.
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1861 births
1918 deaths
People from Keuruu
People from Vaasa Province (Grand Duchy of Finland) Social Democratic Party of Finland politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1907–1908) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1908–1909) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1909–1910) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1910–1911) Members of the Parliament of Finland (1916–1917) Finnish farmers People of the Finnish Civil War (Red side) Political prisoners in Finland People killed by the White Guard (Finland)