Cheka (Çeka)
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| Founders | Council of People's Commissars of the RSFSR |
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| Founded | December 20 |
| 1917 | |
| Ceased operations | February 6, 1922 |
| Predecessor | Petrograd Military Revolutionary Committee |
| Agency executive | Felix Dzerzhinsky |
| Parent agency | Council of People's Commissars |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2564836 |
About Cheka (Çeka)
The All-Russian Extraordinary Commission, abbreviated as VChK and commonly known as Cheka, was the first of a succession of Soviet secret-police organizations. Established on December 5 1917 by the Sovnarkom, it came under the leadership of Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Polish aristocrat-turned-communist.
