Lapua Movement

Lapua Movement

The Lapua Movement (Finnish: Lapuan liike, Swedish: Lapporörelsen), was a Finnish radical nationalist and anti-communist political movement founded in and named after the town of Lapua. After radicalisation it turned towards far-right politics and was banned after a failed coup-d'état in 1932. Anti-communist activities of the movement continued in the parliamentarian Patriotic People's Movement.

Read more about Lapua Movement:  Background, Activities, Failed Rebellion, Legacy

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