Researching Rudolf Jahn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 20 people with the Jahn surname? In that year Jahn was ranked number 3559 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Rudolf Jahn on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Rudolf Jahn and the Jahn Family Tree
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Some Famous People called Rudolf Jahn
Rudolf Jahn
Rudolf (Rudi) Jahn (4 November 1906 – 30 September 1990) was a German politician (KPD, SED) and Minister-President of Brandenburg (1949–1952). He was born in Leipzig.
Category:1906 birthsCategory:1990 deathsCategory:Politicians from LeipzigCategory:People from the Kingdom of SaxonyCategory:Communist Party of Germany politiciansCategory:Socialist Unity Party of Germany politiciansCategory:Members of the Provisional VolkskammerCategory:Members of the 1st VolkskammerCategory:Free German Trade Union Federation membersCategory:Ambassadors of East Germany to BulgariaCategory:Ministers-President of BrandenburgCategory:International Lenin School alumniCategory:Communists in the German ResistanceCategory:People condemned by Nazi courtsCategory:Buchenwald concentration camp survivorsCategory:Recipients of the Order of Karl MarxCategory:Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold
Source: Rudolf Jahn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jahn
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