Alice Kuperjanov
Alice Kuperjanov (née Alice Johanson; 5 November 1894 – 17 July 1942) was an Estonian freedom fighter and nationalist, and the wife of Estonian military leader Julius Kuperjanov. She was a well-known figure in the 1918–1920 Estonian War of Independence, and in women's movements after that. After the 1940 Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia during World War II, she was imprisoned, deported and executed by the Soviet authorities.
Alice Kuperjanov | |
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| Born | Alice Johanson 5 November 1894 Aru Parish, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 July 1942 (aged 47) Sosva, Sverdlovsk Oblast, RSFSR, USSR |
| Citizenship | Estonian |
| Occupation(s) | Independence fighter; leader of women's organisations |
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