About Jaan Tomp
Lived 1894 – 1924 (aged 30). Jaan Tomp was an Estonian politician, military personnel, laborer and functionary.
Jaan Tomp (10 September 1894 in Tuhalaane Parish (now Mulgi Parish), Kreis Fellin – 14 November 1924 in Tallinn) was an Estonian communist, politician, and member of the Riigikogu. He began his legislative career in 1922, when he replaced Adolf Leevald in the I Riigikogu. The chairman of the Central Council of the Workers' Unions of Estonia , he was sentenced to death at the Trial of the 149.
Following his execution, some Soviet factories and clubs were named after Tomp. During the Soviet era, Tallinn's House of the Blackheads was a "culture palace" initially named after Jaan Tomp (and later renamed after the communist ).
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Who was Jaan Tomp?
Estonian politician (1894–1924)
When was Jaan Tomp born?
Jaan Tomp was born on 10 September 1894 in Tuhalaane Rural Municipality.
When did Jaan Tomp die?
Jaan Tomp died on 14 November 1924 in Tallinn.
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Jaan Tomp was a politician, military personnel, laborer and functionary.
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Jaan Tomp was Estonian.
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