Ado Anderkopp (18 January 1894, in Hanila – 30 June 1941 in

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) was an

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n politician, journalist, and sport personnel. He was a member of the I, II, III, IV, and

V Riigikogu V Riigikogu was the fifth legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1932 elections (held on 21–23 May 1932). It sat between 15 June 1932 and 2 October 1934, when its activities were suspended.< ...

. Following the

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in 1940, Anderkopp was arrested on 22 July 1940. He was executed in prison in Tallinn on 30 June 1941. Political offices: * 1923–1924: Minister of War * 1930–1933: Minister of the Interior and Minister of Justice

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