John Pepper
Politician
1886 – 1938
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Who was John Pepper?
John Pepper, also known as József Pogány and Joseph Pogany, was a Hungarian-Jewish Communist politician, active in the radical movements of both Hungary and the United States. He later served as a functionary in the Communist International in Moscow, before being cashiered in 1929. Later an official in the Soviet government, Pepper ran afoul of the secret police and was executed during the Great Terror of 1937–38.
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- Born
- Nov 8, 1886
Budapest - Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- Hungary
- United States of America
- Education
- Yale University
- Died
- Feb 8, 1938
Moscow
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on July 23, 2013
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