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Charles Emil Ruthenberg

Charles Emil Ruthenberg

1882–1927

Nationality
United States
Occupation
politician

Charles Emil Ruthenberg (July 9, 1882 – March 1, 1927) was an American Marxist politician who was the founder and first head of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA).

Incarceration history

Facilities

  1. Ohio Penitentiary
    Dates unknown

Biography

Charles Emil Ruthenberg (July 9, 1882 – March 1, 1927) was an American Marxist politician who was the founder and first head of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA). He is one of five Americans to be buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis.

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