Max Jakobson (September 30, 1923 – March 9, 2013)[1] was a Finnish diplomat and journalist of Finnish-Jewish descent. Jakobson was an instrumental figure in shaping Finland's policy of neutrality during the Cold War.
Max Jakobson was born in 1923 in Viipuri, Finland (now Vyborg, Russia), as son of Finnish-Jewish tailor Leo Jakobsson and his ethnic Finnish wife Helmi (née Virtanen). He began his career as a journalist. He worked at the BBC. From 1953 to 1974 he was employed by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs eventually acting as Finland's ambassador to the United Nations in 1965-1971 and Finland's Ambassador to Sweden in 1971−1974.[2] Jakobson ran for United Nations Secretary-General in the 1971 selection. He was one of three candidates to receive the required 9 votes in the Security Council, but he was vetoed by the Soviet Union.
Jakobson was active as a commentator on Finnish politics, having written several books and numerous articles on Finnish political history and contemporary Finnish politics. He also acted as chairman of the Estonian International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity investigating Communist and Nazi crimes in Estonia.[3]
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^Max Jakobson dead at 89 yle 11.3.2013
^Members of the International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity "Members of the Estonian International Commission for Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity". Archived from the original on 2007-08-23. Retrieved 2007-08-23.
MaxJakobson (September 30, 1923 – March 9, 2013) was a Finnish diplomat and journalist of Finnish-Jewish descent. Jakobson was an instrumental figure...
Eesti Rahvusvaheline Komisjon; also known as the History Commission or MaxJakobson Commission) was the commission established by President of Estonia Lennart...
connections were already known to the Finnish officials who supported MaxJakobson for Secretary-General in the election. However, this knowledge was not...
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members include: Per Ahlmark, former Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden MaxJakobson, former Finnish Ambassador to the United Nations David A. Harris, Executive...
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June 2020. "John H. Hodgson: The Paasikivi Line, JSTOR". JSTOR 3001358. MaxJakobson (1978). Paasikivi Tukholmassa: J. K. Paasikiven toiminta Suomen lähettiläänä...
National Review". National Review. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2018-11-19. MaxJakobson (2003)Tilinpäätös [Final Account]. In Finnish. pp. 306–310 Leningradskai︠a︡...
held its first session in Tallinn in January 1999. Finnish diplomat MaxJakobson was appointed to chair the commission. For neutrality purposes, there...
barber Kim Hirschovits, ice hockey player Ruben Jaari, businessman MaxJakobson, diplomat Wolf Karni, football referee Daniel Katz, writer Elias Katz...
Historiographic Controversy", Scandinavian Studies (1979) 51#2 pp 109–123 MaxJakobson, The Diplomacy of the Winter War: An Account of the Russo-Finnish War...
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International Commission for the Investigation of Crimes Against Humanity, MaxJakobson Commission Report Council of Europe: "Crimes against Humanity and War...
Pastinen Kurt Waldheim Urho Kekkonen 1972–1977 Aarno Karhilo 1965–1972 MaxJakobson U Thant 1959–1965 Ralph Enckell Dag Hammarskjöld 1956–1958 G. A. Gripenberg...
seitsemän vuosikymmentä kansakunnan elämästä, p. 221. Helsinki: Otava, 1987. MaxJakobson: Pelon ja toivon aika − 20. vuosisadan tilinpäätös II, p. 233−234. Otava...
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Fagerholm: Puhemiehen ääni, s. 223. Helsinki: Tammi, 1977. (in Finnish) MaxJakobson: Pelon ja toivon aika: 20. vuosisadan tilinpäätös II, s. 153. Helsinki:...
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