Nationality Latvian Occupation Political activist | Name Augusts Abakuks | |
Born 12 December 1914 Aizezere, Balvi parish, Russian Empire (present-day Latvia) Died February 13, 1994, London, United Kingdom | ||
Augusts Vilis Abakuks (December 12, 1914 – February 13, 1994) was a Latvian government official and émigré activist.
During World War II he served as deputy head of the local government for Abrene district in German-occupied Latvia from 1943 to 1944.
After the War, he went to England, and from 1950 to 1985 served as the founder and chairman of the Latvian National Council in Great Britain. He died in 1994.
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