Martin Latsis
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For the Greek tycoons, see Spiros Latsis and Yiannis Latsis.
Martin Ivanovich Latsis (Russian: Мартын Иванович Лацис; Latvian: Mārtiņš Lācis; born Jānis Sudrabs; Russian: Ян Фридрихович Судрабс, romanized: Yan Fridrikhovich Sudrabs; December 14, 1888 – February 11, 1938) was a Latvian Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician, and senior state security officer of the Cheka from Courland (now Latvia).
Quick Facts Chairman of the Red Army Cheka (Eastern Front), Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Cheka ...
Martin Latsis | |
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Мартын Лацис | |
Chairman of the Red Army Cheka (Eastern Front) | |
In office July 1918 – November 1918 | |
Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Cheka | |
In office April 2, 1919 – August 16, 1919 | |
Preceded by | Isaak Shvarts |
Succeeded by | Vasiliy Mantsev |
Chairman of Cheka in Kiev Governorate | |
In office August 1919 – September 1919 | |
Director of Plekhanov Institute of People's Economy | |
In office 1932–1937 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1888-12-16)December 16, 1888 Ragaini, Wenden County, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
Died | March 20, 1938(1938-03-20) (aged 49) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | RSDLP (Bolsheviks) (1905–1918) Russian Communist Party (1918–1937) |
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