Felix Dzerzhinsky

Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky (Roushie: Фе́ликс Эдму́ндович Дзержи́нский; Pols: Feliks Dzierżyński [ˈfɛlʲiks dʑerˈʐɨɲskʲi]; 11 September [A.S. 30 August] 1877 – 20 Julie 1926), nicknamed Iron Felix, Bloody Felix an Reid Butcher, wis a Soviet statesman o Pols strynd an a prominent member o revolutionary movements.

Felix Dzerzhinsky
Felix Dzerzhinsky in 1918
Director o the OGPU
In office
15 November 1923 – 20 Julie 1926
PremierVladimir Ilyich Lenin
Aleksei Rykov
Precedit biHimsel as the Director o the GPU
Succeedit biVyacheslav Menzhinsky
Director o the GPU
In office
6 Februar 1922 – 15 November 1923
PremierVladimir Ilyich Lenin
Precedit biHimsel as Director o the Cheka
Succeedit biHimsel as Director o the OGPU
Director o the Cheka
In office
20 December 1917 – 6 Februar 1922
PremierVladimir Ilyich Lenin
Precedit biOffice creatit
Succeedit biHimself as Director o the GPU
Fowk's Commissariat o VSNKh
In office
2 Februar 1924 – 20 Julie 1926
PremierAleksei Rykov
Precedit biAleksei Rykov
Succeedit biValerian Kuybyshev
Candidate member o the 13t, 14t Politburo
In office
2 Juin 1924 – 20 Julie 1926
Member o the 6t Secretariat
In office
6 August 1917 – 8 Mairch 1918
Personal details
BornFelix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky
11 September [O.S. 30 August] 1877
Ivyanets, Ashmyany coonty, Vilna Govrenorate, Roushie Empire
Dee'd20 Julie 1926 (aged 48)
Moscow, Roushie SFSR, Soviet Union
Poleetical pairtyVKP(b) (1917–26)
Ither poleetical
affiliations
SDKPiL (1900–17)
LSDP (1896–00)
SDKP (1895–96)
Spoose(s)Sofia Sigizmudovna Muszkat
BairnsJan Feliksovich Dzerzhinsky