The First Gentlemen
Tuesday, January 8, 2002
When Russian President Vladimir Putin went to Finland last September, the protocol they encountered was somewhat unusual. Finland's president, like that of Indonesia, is a woman. Mr Pentti Arajavi, the husband of President Tarja Halonen, dutifully led and accompanied Russian First Lady Lyudmilla Putin around the capital Helsinki. Arajavi, a senior bureaucrat in parliament, was a good host, amusing Mrs Putin while his wife
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