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Ali Aaltonen
Ali Aaltonen | |
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 A 1916 sketch of Ali Aaltonen | |
| Native name | Aleksi Aaltonen |
| Born | 2 August 1884 Jämsä, Russian Finland, Russian Empire |
| Died | May 1918 (aged 33) Lahti, Finland |
| Allegiance |  Russian Empire  Red Finland |
| Years of service | 1903–1905, 1917–1918 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Battles / wars | Russo-Japanese War Finnish Civil War  |
Aleksi "Ali" Aaltonen (2 August 1884 – May 1918) was a Finnish journalist and former lieutenant of the Russian Imperial Army, who served as the first commander-in-chief of the Finnish Red Guards from November 1917 to the end of January 1918. He was executed in Lahti after the Finnish Civil War in May 1918.
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