▁the ▁Control ▁Commission , ▁he ▁worked ▁hard ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁Finland ' s ▁arm ist ice ▁oblig ations . ▁He ▁also ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁further ▁work ▁on ▁reconst ruction ▁in ▁Finland ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁M anner heim ▁was ▁trouble d ▁by ▁rec urr ing ▁health ▁problems ▁during ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁absent ▁on ▁medical ▁leave ▁from ▁his ▁duties ▁as ▁president ▁from ▁November ▁until ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁spent ▁six ▁weeks ▁in ▁Portugal ▁to ▁restore ▁his ▁health . ▁After ▁the ▁announ cement ▁of ▁the ▁ver dict s ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁cr imes ▁tri als ▁in ▁February , ▁M anner heim ▁decided ▁to ▁res ign . ▁He ▁believed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁accomplished ▁the ▁duties ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁carry ▁out : ▁The ▁war ▁was ▁ended , ▁the ▁arm ist ice ▁oblig ations ▁carried ▁out , ▁and ▁war ▁responsibility ▁tri als ▁finished . ▁ ▁M anner heim ▁res igned ▁as ▁president ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁giving ▁as ▁his ▁reason ▁his ▁decl ining ▁health ▁and ▁his ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁tasks ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁selected ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁had ▁been ▁accomplished . ▁Even ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁commun ists , ▁his ▁enemies ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁appreciated ▁his ▁efforts ▁and ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁unity ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁a ▁difficult ▁period . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁as ▁president ▁by ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Ju ho ▁K ust i ▁Pa as ik ivi .