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271:. The young people also changed their perception of the church, the fatherland and society. The idea behind the takeover of the university's administrative reform in a student-democratic direction was realized only in 1991. The takeover of the old one quickly turned into a myth, which, according to Kolbe's assessment, was caused by the perception of "their own excellence" by the generation that brought about the events.
127:, demanded student democracy, the establishment of Marxist groups in faculties to expose the bourgeois attitude of teaching, the removal of compulsory membership of the student union and changing the line of Ylioppilaslehti. The occupiers also criticized the student union's distancing from ordinary students and its financial committee, which was considered to be in excessive cooperation with commercial banks.
282:, and many other leading figures of the radicals were placed in visible and well-paid positions and activities in the early years of the 1970s. Compared to the student riots in Paris in the spring and early summer of 1968, the takeover of Vanha was a muted echo of them, and the then Prime Minister
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a telegram in which they appealed that the president not participate in the student union's 100th anniversary celebration. However, Kekkonen arrived at the party, which had to be moved to the
Conservatory, and in his speech unexpectedly expressed his support for the students who took over Vanha.
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The takeover was part of the radicalization of the
European student movement and was partly a result of the student riots in Paris earlier that year. A few right-wing students who opposed the takeover threw smoke bombs into the ballroom, but otherwise the takeover was completely peacefully. The
150:, and the "Vanha occupation" was relatively short-lived. After having spent the night at the Student House, people began to dissipate the next day. By the evening the remaining occupants had cleaned up after themselves and left the building altogether. Helsinki's Swedish-language newspaper
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The generation of students and other young radicals who participated in the events have underlined the significance of the occupation as a symbolic revolt against the values of the previous generation. Indeed, many of the people involved became leading figures in
278:, Kekkonen's sympathy for radical students opened the way for the young generation to leadership positions in society quite quickly. A few of those who took part in the takeover of Vanha, one of whom was Erkki Tuomio, entered the parliament in the very next
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106:. Banners carrying these proclamations were hung from the Student House's balcony and speeches were made. However, not all of the youth involved were communists; people aligned with the centrist-agrarian Centre Party participated as well.
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After fire speeches had been held in the Old
Student House almost around the clock, the takeover ended in the evening of November 26 in a calm atmosphere after the takers cleaned the house before going home.
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According to Jan Erola, the radicalized student movement became politicized soon after the occupation of Vanha at the turn of the year 1968–69. The communists split definitively into two camps: the majority
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study-circles in the departments and faculties, abolishing compulsory membership of the
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On Monday, November 24, 2008, on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the takeover of Vanha, a group of students playfully took it over again.
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wrote "people became tired and went home after having stayed up for a day, sat on the floor, drank red wine and kissed".
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HS-raadin vastaukset kysymykseen: Onnistuivatko Vanhan valtaajat tekemään maailmasta paremman?
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A banner outside of the building: “The revolution at the
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The students gathered in the old student hall sent President
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Jantunen, Jyrki; Nikkilä-Kiipula, Eeva (23 November 2008).
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Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War
57:. It occurred on the night of the 100th birthday of the
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685:[The militancy of a thousand and one truths].
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784:"Vanhan valtauksen muistelu kyllästyttää HS-raatia"
166:, Anssi Sinnemäki, Juhani Koskinen, Matti Viikari,
304:of radicalism and was a leap into the new decade.
259:Laura Kolbe, professor of European history at the
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503:Rytsä, Paavo (8 September 2006) .
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753:, s. 314. Helsinki: Otava, 2012.
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551:, s. 241. Helsinki: Otava, 2007.
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1120:Poor People's Campaign
1055:Battle of Valle Giulia
1025:1968 protests in Egypt
911:Black Power Revolution
881:1968 movement in Italy
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816:on 7 September 2023.
538:, s. 17. Tammi 1986.
536:Kun Vanha vallattiin
491:Kun Vanha vallattiin
1314:Protests in Finland
1160:Tlatelolco massacre
1075:Delano grape strike
1065:Central Park be-ins
921:Cultural Revolution
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194:, Jussi Kylätasku,
186:, Pentti Saaritsa,
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