Juho Peura

Johan (Juho) Peura (24 May 1879, Laukaa - 26 May 1918, Tampere) was a Finnish carpenter and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1914 to 1917, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP). During the Finnish Civil War he sided with the Reds and served as the president of the Revolutionary Tribunal of Tampere, for which he was imprisoned after the surrender of the Red garrison of Tampere on 6 April 1918. He died in detention.[1]

References

  1. "Eduskunta - kansanedustajat". Eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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