Jānis Medenis | |
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| Born | May 31, 1903 Prauliena Parish (now Madona Municipality), Kreis Wenden, Governorate of Livonia (now  Latvia) |
| Died | May 10, 1961 (aged 57) Murjāņi, Latvian SSR (now Latvia) |
| Occupation | Poet, writer |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Genre | Poetry |
Jānis Medenis (May 31, 1903 – May 10, 1961) was a Latvian poet and writer. In 1948, he was convicted of anti-Soviet activities, and imprisoned in the Norillag camp, later in Irkutsk Oblast until 1955.
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