Augusts Vilis Abakuks

Augusts Vilis Abakuks (December 12, 1914 – February 13, 1994) was a Latvian government official and émigré activist.

Augusts Vilis Abakuks
Born12 December 1914
Aizezere, Balvi parish, Russian Empire (present-day Latvia)
Died13 February 1994(1994-02-13) (aged 79)
London, United Kingdom
NationalityLatvian
OccupationPolitical 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.

Sources
  1. August Vilis Abakuks on Nekropole.lv (Latvian) http://nekropole.info/lv/Augusts-Vilis-Abakuks
  2. Latgales dati (Latvian) http://latgalesdati.du.lv/persona/1255


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