Felix Dzerzhinsky Feliks Dzierżyński Фе́ликс Дзержи́нский | |
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| Born | 11 September 1877 Ivyanets, Russian Empire |
| Died | Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) |
Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky was a Bolshevik revolutionary and head of the Cheka. After the October Revolution, he was appointed to lead the Cheka to stop counterrevolutionary activity.[1]