August Sprenk (also August Saluste; 1 October 1885 in Mõniste Parish (now

Rõuge Parish Rõuge Parish (; ) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. In 2019, it had a population of 5,427 and an area of 933 km2. In 2017, it merged with Haanja Parish, Mõniste Parish, Misso Parish, and Varstu Parish to create a n ...

Kreis Werro Kreis is the German word for circle. Kreis may also refer to: Places * , or Circle (administrative division), various subdivisions roughly equivalent to counties, districts or municipalities ** Districts of Germany (including and ) ** Former ...

– 16 February 1942 in Gorki Oblast,

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) was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n politician. He was a member of

I Riigikogu I Riigikogu was the first legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1920 elections (held on 27–29 November 1920). It sat between 20 December 1920 and 30 May 1923, before the next round of elections w ...

, representing the

Estonian Independent Socialist Workers' Party The Estonian Independent Socialist Workers' Party (, EISTP) was a political party in Estonia. History The party was formed in 1919 as a split from the Estonian Socialist Revolutionary Party, and was joined by defectors from the Estonian Social ...

, and of the

III Riigikogu III Riigikogu was the third legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1926 elections (held on 15–17 May 1926). It sat between 15 June 1926 and 14 June 1929, before the next round of elections were hel ...

, representing the

Estonian Workers' Party The Estonian Workers' Party () was a political party in Estonia. History The party was a front for the Communist Party, which had used umbrella organisations to participate in politics since being banned in 1918. In the 1926 elections the par ...

. He became a member of the Riigikogu on 22 June 1922 after replacing

August Putk August Putk (4 February 1890 in Lihula Parish (now Lääneranna Parish), Wiek County – 12 December 1975 Estonia) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of I Riigikogu, representing the Estonian Independent Socialist Workers' Party. He becam ...

. He died in the Soviet

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1885 births 1942 deaths People from Rõuge Parish Politicians from Võru County People from Kreis Werro Estonian Independent Socialist Workers' Party politicians Estonian Workers' Party politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1920–1923 Members of the Riigikogu, 1926–1929 Estonian people who died in Soviet detention {{Estonia-1926-Riigikogu-politician-stub