Jazep Mamońka
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Jazep Mamońka | |
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Язэп Мамонька | |
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| Born | January 28, 1889 Zaliessie village in Minsk Governorate (now Slutsk District of Minsk region in Belarus |
| Died | September 10, 1937 (aged 48) Sandarmokh forest massif in Russia’s Republic of Karelia |
| Cause of death | executed |
| Resting place | mass grave of Gulag victims in the Sandarmokh forest massif in Russia’s Republic of Karelia |
| Occupation | politician |
| Organization | Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic |
| Political party | Party of Socialists-Revolutionaries; Belarusian Socialist Assembly (Hramada); Belarusian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries |
Jazep Mamońka (Belarusian: Язэп Мамонька; 28 January 1889 – 10 September 1937) was а Belarusian politician and victim of Stalin’s purges.
Mamońka was born in the village of Zaliessie in Minsk governorate of the Russian Empire (now Slucak district of Minsk region in Belarus).[1][2]
From a young age he joined the revolutionary movement and in 1907–1917 was a member of the Party of Socialists-Revolutionaries. He was twice arrested by the tsarist authorities and spent nearly 3 years in prison.[1][3]
During World War I, Mamońka served as a telegraph operator at the headquarters of the XII Russian Imperial Army.[1][3]
Involvement in the Belarusian independence movement
In May 1917 Mamońka founded an organisation of Belarusian soldiers in Riga. In September of that year he became a member of the Belarusian Socialist Assembly (Hramada) and later a member of the Central Committee of the party.
He was one of the organisers of the First All-Belarusian Congress and was elected to its Council.[2][3]
In 1918 he was one of the founders, together with Paluta Badunova and Tamaš Hryb, of the Belarusian Party of Socialist Revolutionaries.[4]
From December 1919 he was a member of the Presidium and held various important positions in the Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic.[2][4]