Eduard Säkk (1 February 1875

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– 12 October 1943

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, Russia) was an

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n engineer, industrialist and politician. He was a member of Asutav Kogu. Säkk was a member of the

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, Minister of Roads from 27 November 1918 until 8 May 1919, and again from 18 November 1919 to 30 July 1920. Following the

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in 1940, Säkk was arrested by the

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on 19 October 1940 in

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and died in a prison camp in Russia.

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1875 births 1943 deaths Estonian engineers Estonian Labour Party politicians Members of the Estonian Constituent Assembly Government ministers of Estonia Estonian people who died in Soviet detention People who died in the Gulag People from Narva Politicians from Narva {{Estonia-politician-stub