Georges Agabekov
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Ashgabat |
Turkmenistan | |
Assassinated | Pyrenees |
Known for | Espionage |
Books | OGPU, the Russian Secret Terror |
Organizations | Cheka |
Joint State Political Directorate | |
Job | Soldier |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1856708 |
Georges Agabekov Life story
Georges Agabekov was a Soviet Red Army soldier, Chekist, OGPU agent, and Chief of OGPU Eastern Section. He was the first senior OGPU officer to defect to the West; his revelatory books led to massive arrests of Soviet intelligence assets across the Near East and Central Asia.