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ALEKSANDR VASILYEVICH KOLCHAK
Aleksandr V.
Kolchak 1874-1920
Kolchak, a Russian
navy officer, was an
explorer of the Arctic.
After the
February
Revolution of 1917, Kolchak was
forced to resign. He went to the United States.
After the
October Revolution of 1917,
Kolchak went back to Russia. At Omsk he became
leader of the
White Army.
The Kolchak Coup
On November 18, 1918, Kolchak staged a military
coup d'état and established an anti-Bolshevik
government in Siberia with headquarters at Omsk.
After the coup, Kolchak was now
ruler of Russia, at least that's how the White
Army and their friends saw it.
But it went
downhill with the White Army. The Red Army took
Omsk on November 14, 1919. Kolchak moved his
headquarters to Irkutsk.
On January 4,
1920, a mixed army of Socialist Revolutionaries,
Mensheviks, and members of the Czech Legion took
Irkutsk. Kolchak was arrested and ended up in
the hands of the Bolsheviks who executed him.
Check this event
in the
Timeline of the Russian
Civil War.
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Alexander Kolchak's Short Biography
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November 4, 1874
(November 16, 1874
old style) |
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Birth in
St. Petersburg,
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1904 - 1905 |
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Russo-Japanese War. Kolchak
serves in the navy. |
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August 1916 |
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Kolchak
becomes vice admiral in
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June 1917 |
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Resigns and goes to the US |
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October 1918 |
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Goes to Omsk |
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November 18, 1918 |
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Coup at Omsk |
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November 14, 1919 |
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The Red Army takes Omsk |
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January 4, 1920 |
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Kolchak resigns, falls in
the hands of the Bolsheviks |
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February 7, 1920 |
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Death at
Irkutsk, Siberia |
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