Felix Dzerzhinsky

Description: (Bolshevik Revolutionary and Official Who Led the First Two Soviet State-Security Organizations, the 'Cheka' and the 'OGPU')
Bolshevik revolutionary Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky, also known as Iron Felix, was born into a Polish noble family. Though Lenin considered him a hero, he often disagreed with Lenin’s views. He had been the director of Cheka. He died of a heart attack after finishing a 2-hour speech.

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Birthday September 11, 1877 (Virgo)
Died on July 20, 1926
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