About Oskar Kask
Lived 1898 – 1942 (aged 44). Oskar Kask was an Estonian politician and lawyer.
Oskar Kask (7 January 1898, in Pärnu – 13 April 1942, in Sosva, Russia) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of the III, IV, and V Riigikogu.
Kask was the mayor of Pärnu from 1924 until 1936, and from 1936 until 1940, he was Minister of Social Affairs.
Following the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Kask was arrested by the NKVD and executed by gunshot in the gulag in Sosva, Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic in 1942.
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Who was Oskar Kask?
Estonian politician (1898-1942)
When was Oskar Kask born?
Oskar Kask was born on 7 January 1898 in Pärnu.
When did Oskar Kask die?
Oskar Kask died on 13 April 1942 in Sosva.
What was Oskar Kask's occupation?
Oskar Kask was a politician and lawyer.
What nationality was Oskar Kask?
Oskar Kask was Estonian.
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