Anani Dziakaŭ
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Anani Dziakaŭ (October 1, 1896 – October 29, 1937) was a Belarusian teacher. He was the fourth president of the Belarusian State University from 1934–1935. During the Great Purge, he was killed in the 1937 mass execution of Belarusians.
Biography
He came from a peasant family in Bogdanovka in the Smolensk Governorate. He graduated from elementary school.
He participated in World War I. For bravery in battle, he received the rank of officer. In 1918 he joined the CPSU (b) and headed the Vyazemsky Land Department. In 1919–1923 he served in the Red Army as a company commander. In 1923 he became Deputy Chairman of the Mstsislaw District Executive Committee. In 1924 he was appointed deputy chairman (later chairman) of the Mogilev district executive committee.
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