About Tasuja Oja
Lived 1888 – 1946 (aged 57–58). Tasuja Oja was an Estonian teacher and politician.
Tasuja Oja (born Benedikt Oskar Oja; 5 August 1888, in Kuivajõe – 1946, in Leningrad Oblast, Russia) was an Estonian politician, civil servant and educator. He was a member of the II and III Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Labour Party. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 18 July 1923. He replaced Arnold Schulbach.
Oja was arrested by the Soviet occupation authorities on 9 December 1944 in Rannamõisa where he was employed as a schoolmaster. He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment. He died in 1946 in prison custody in Leningrad Oblast in 1946.
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Who was Tasuja Oja?
Estonian politician (1888-1946)
When was Tasuja Oja born?
Tasuja Oja was born on 5 August 1888.
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Tasuja Oja died in 1946.
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Tasuja Oja was a teacher and politician.
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Tasuja Oja was Estonian.
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