Viktor Kingissepp

Viktor Kingissepp (born in Kaarma, Saaremaa, 24 March [O.S. 12 March] 1888 – 4 May 1922 in Tallinn) was a Soviet Communist politician, and leader of the Estonian Communist Party.

He was arrested by the Estonian Political Police on 1 May 1922 and executed for treason shortly afterwards.

Legacy

The Soviet Russian government renamed the town of Yamburg to "Kingisepp" in his honour. During the period of Soviet rule of Estonia after World War II the town of Kuressaare was similarly renamed to "Kingissepa" in 1952 (the original name was restored in 1988).

Many Estonian towns had its own Viktor Kingissepa Street during the Soviet era.^[1]

References

^ "KNAB". EKI. http://www.eki.ee/cgi-bin/mkn8.cgi?form=ee&lang=en&kohanimi=Kingissep&f2v=Y&keel=&f3v=Y&allikas=&staatus=&nimeliik=&maakond=&vald=&kihelkond=&asum=&f10v=Y&x1d=&x1m=&x1s=&x2d=&x2m=&x2s=&y1d=&y1m=&y1s=&y2d=&y2m=&y2s=&f14v=Y&of=tb. Retrieved 8 August 2010.

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Name	Kingissepp, Viktor
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Date of birth	1888
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Date of death	4 May 1922
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