Rafael Erich

{{Short description|Prime minister of Finland from 1920 to 1921}}

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| office = 6th Prime Minister of Finland

| term_start = 15 March 1920

| term_end = 9 April 1921

| president = Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

| predecessor = Juho Vennola

| successor = Juho Vennola

| birth_date = 10 June 1879

| birth_place = Turku

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| party = National Coalition Party

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Rafael Waldemar Erich (10 June 1879 in Turku – 19 February 1946 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician from the National Coalition Party, Professor, diplomat, and Prime Minister of Finland.{{cite web |url=http://www.valtioneuvosto.fi/hakemisto/ministerikortisto/ministeritiedot.asp?nro=42 |title=Ministerikortisto |publisher=Valtioneuvosto }}{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

The sixth cabinet of the Republic of Finland, Erich's cabinet, lasted from 15 March 1920 to 9 April 1921 for a total of 391 days.

The most important function and accomplishment of Erich's cabinet was a peace treaty with the Russian SFSR. The peace treaty was made in Tartu, Estonia, on 14 October 1920. This was the time when the Russian SFSR finally completely recognised Finland's independence.