Grave of Karl Kark at Vana-Kaarli Cemetery in Tallinn

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

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]

References

  1. ↑ "APPENDIX 1.FATE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE ESTONIAN GOVERNMENTS IN 1918–1940" (PDF). mnemosyne.ee. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "1924 | Meie parlament ja aeg". meieparlamentjaaeg.nlib.ee. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Arpo, Martin (1 December 2004). "Detsembrimäss 80 aastat tagasi". Postimees. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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