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[[Image:Felix Dzerzhinsky.jpg|right|thumb|Felix Dzerzhinsky]]
[[Image:Felix Dzerzhinsky.jpg|right|thumb|Felix Dzerzhinsky]]
'''Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky''' ([[Polish]]: Feliks Dzierżyński, [[Russian language|Russian]]: Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский) was the head of the [[Soviet]] first secret service, the [[Cheka]], from 1917-1922 and of the Cheka's successors, the [[GPU]] and the [[OGPU]], from 1922-1926.
'''Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinsky''' ([[Polish]]: Feliks Dzierżyński, [[Russian language|Russian]]: '''Феликс Эдмундович Дзержинский''') was the head of the [[Soviet]] first secret service, the [[Cheka]], from 1917-1922 and of the Cheka's successors, the [[GPU]] and the [[OGPU]], from 1922-1926.
He was born on September 11, 1917 in [[Belarus]] of [[Poland|Polish]] ancestry. He intended to be a [[Catholic]] [[priest]], but became involved with [[socialist]] movements. He was frequently imprisoned, and in 1917 he joined the [[Bolshevik]] party.
He was born on September 11, 1917 in [[Belarus]] of [[Poland|Polish]] ancestry. He intended to be a [[Catholic]] [[priest]], but became involved with [[socialist]] movements. He was frequently imprisoned, and in 1917 he joined the [[Bolshevik]] party.