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Lauri Kovalainen
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| name        = Lars Kovala
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| birth_date  = 25 May 1818
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Kovalainen was accused of funding underground Finnish revolutionary forces and declared enemy of the Russian Empire in 1893 by Alexander III.  Eluding capture, he died on 12 November 1894 in Suomussalmi, Finland, less than seven months shy of his 77th birthday. He was buried in Suomussalmi, Oulun Laani, Finland.  Attending his funeral included the future president of Finland, [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg]].<ref>Vestnik Evropi May 1898</ref>


FMuch of Kovala's wealth was confiscated by Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, while the remainder of his fortune is believed to have been passed to Kovala’s 2nd great grandson, an eccentric reclusive rumored to be living a frugal lifestyle, whereabouts unknown living in the U.S..<ref>TV Guide & Sunday Times Magazine (STM); 2005: 20 Feb</ref>

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