Karl Kark

Estonian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Karl Kark (22 December 1884 – 1 December 1924) was an Estonian civil engineer and politician.[1]

Grave of Karl Kark at Vana-Kaarli Cemetery in Tallinn

In 1924 he was Minister of Transportation.[2] On the morning of 1 December 1924, Kark was assassinated by gunshot by communist insurgents at the Tallinn Baltic Station during the 1924 Estonian coup d'état attempt. He was buried in Tallinn's Vana-Kaarli Cemetery, within the larger Siselinna Cemetery.[3]

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