Johannes Jürna (30 June 1895 Rapla Parish,

Harrien County Harrien County ( or , , ) was one of the four counties of the Governorate of Estonia. It was situated in the central part of the governorate (in present-day northern Estonia). Its capital was ''Reval'' (Tallinn), which was the capital of the gov ...

– 13 March 1930

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) was an

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n politician. He was a member of

II Riigikogu II Riigikogu was the second legislature of the Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu). The legislature was elected after 1923 elections (held on 5–7 May 1923). It sat between 31 May 1923 and 14 June 1926, before the next round of elections were held. ...

. He was a member of the Riigikogu since 3 April 1924, representing the

Workers' United Front The Workers' United Front () 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.Anton Mangman Anton Mangman (10 January 1900 Väätsa Parish (now Türi Parish), Jerwen County – 11 November 1937 Soviet Union) was an Estonian politician. He was a member of II Riigikogu II Riigikogu was the second legislature of the Estonian Parliament (R ...

. Working as an underground organizer of the

Communist Party of Estonia The Communist Party of Estonia (, abbreviated EKP; in Russian: Коммунистическая партия Эстонии) was a regional branch of the CPSU, Soviet communist party (CPSU) which in 1920–1940 operated illegally in Estonia an ...

, Jürna was shot by the Estonian security police on 13 March 1930 in

while resisting arrest.

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1895 births 1930 deaths Politicians from Rapla Parish People from Kreis Harrien Russian Social Democratic Labour Party members Old Bolsheviks Workers' United Front politicians Communist Party of Estonia politicians Members of the Riigikogu, 1923–1926 People shot dead by law enforcement officers in Estonia {{Estonia-1923-Riigikogu-politician-stub