About Mihkel Pung
Lived 1876 – 1941 (aged 64). Mihkel Pung was an Estonian politician, diplomat, lawyer, banker and editor.
Mihkel Pung ( in Vana-Põltsamaa Parish (now Põltsamaa Parish), Kreis Fellin – 11 October 1941 in , Sverdlovsk Oblast) was an Estonian politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia and Speaker of the National Council (upper chamber) from 21 April 1938 to 5 July 1940. Pung was Minister of Finance in 1931. He was arrested during the Soviet annexation of Estonia and sent to Sevurallag (Sosva lager), a Soviet gulag in Sverdlovsk Oblast. He died in imprisonment in 1941.
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Who was Mihkel Pung?
Estonian politician and lawyer (1876–1941)
When was Mihkel Pung born?
Mihkel Pung was born on 19 October 1876 in Vana-Põltsamaa Rural Municipality.
When did Mihkel Pung die?
Mihkel Pung died on 11 October 1941 in Sevurallag.
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Mihkel Pung was a politician, diplomat, lawyer, banker and editor.
What nationality was Mihkel Pung?
Mihkel Pung was Estonian.
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