Alexei Ivanovich Hegay
| Ho Ka-i | |
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| Born |
18 March 1908 Khabarovsk, Russia |
| Died | 2 June 1953 (aged 45) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Spouse(s) |
Anna Innokentevna Li, Nina Tsoi (1 January 1949) |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허가이 |
| Hancha | 許哥誼 |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Ga-i |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Ka-i |
Anna Innokentevna Li, Nina Tsoi (1 January 1949)
Alexei Ivanovich Hegai (Russian: Алексей Иванович Хегай, Korean: 허가이; 18 March 1908 – 2 July 1953), also known as Ho Ka-i, was a Soviet political operative in North Korea (DPRK) and leader of the Soviet Korean faction within the early political structure of North Korea. He was second vice-chairman of the DPRK Politburo from 1949 until he was purged. He allegedly committed suicide in Pyongyang and was replaced as leader by Pak Chang-ok.
Aleksei Ivanovich Hegai, also known as Ho Ka-i, was born on 18 March 1908 in Khabarovsk in Russia. His father was a teacher at a Korean school in the Soviet Union. Ho Ka-i was never given a Korean name when he was born, unlike many Russian Koreans. His Korean name is assumed to be given to him from a Russified version of his family name.
He was orphaned at a young age; his mother died in 1911 and a few months later his father committed suicide. Ho Ka-i and his younger brother were raised by their uncle, who worked as a digger in gold fields in Khabarovsk. In 1920, at the age of twelve, Ho Ka-i began working at a tobacco factory in Khabarovsk to bring in some money to help support the family.
Ho Ka-i started to get involved in communist politics, as a way for his family to try to get out of the lower class. Many citizens who were impoverished, found that by being actively involved in the Communist Party, their family would be elevated. Throughout the 1920s, Ho Ka-i attended conferences and meetings in the USSR and at the age of 22, he joined the Communist Party. Not long after Ho Ka-i joined the Communist Party, he became well known for his intelligence and remarkable organizational skills, soon becoming the secretary of the Far Eastern committee of the Soviet Communist Youth League.
At the age of nineteen, he married a Soviet Korean, Anna Innokentevna Li, and they would eventually have five children, forcing him to abandon his studies in order to support his family. Working under the Communist Party, he served as secretary for many years, upgrading his family out of the lower class because of his dedication and his service to the party.
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