Pēteris Stučka
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This article is about historical person. For the town Stučka, see Aizkraukle.
Pēteris Stučka, sometimes spelt Pyotr Stuchka;[lower-alpha 1] (July 26 [O.S. July 14] 1865 – 25 January 1932), was a Latvian jurist and communist politician, leader of the pro-Bolshevik puppet government in Latvia during the 1918–1920 Latvian War of Independence, and later a statesman in the Soviet Union.
Quick Facts Chief Justice of the RSFSR, Premier ...
Pēteris Stučka | |
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Chief Justice of the RSFSR | |
In office 1923–1932 | |
Premier | Vladimir Lenin (until 1924) Alexey Rykov (until 1930) Vyacheslav Molotov |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ivan Lazarevic Bulat |
Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic | |
In office 17 December 1918 – 13 January 1920 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position dissolved |
People's Commissar for Justice of the RSFSR | |
In office 29 November – 22 December 1917 | |
Premier | Vladimir Lenin |
Preceded by | Georgy Oppokov |
Succeeded by | Isaac Steinberg |
In office 18 March – 14 September 1918 | |
Premier | Vladimir Lenin |
Preceded by | Isaac Steinberg |
Succeeded by | Dmitry Kursky |
Personal details | |
Born | July 26 [O.S. July 14] 1865 Koknese, Livonia, Russian Empire (now Koknese, Latvia) |
Died | January 25, 1932(1932-01-25) (aged 66) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Resting place | Kremlin Wall Necropolis, Moscow |
Nationality | Soviet |
Political party | All-Union Communist Party (bolsheviks) |
Spouse | Dora Pliekšāne |
Alma mater | St. Petersburg University |
Profession | Lawyer |
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