NKVD agent, murderer of Leon Trotsky
1913 — 1978
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Profession
NKVD agent, murderer of Leon Trotsky
Born
February 7, 1913
Died
1978 (age ~65)
Name Origin
Spanish
Timeline
politician, assassin, spy
1913
Born in Barcelona (1913-02-07)
1940
AwardOrder of Lenin
1960
AwardGold Star medal
1978
Died in Havana
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Jaume Ramón Mercader del Río was a Spanish communist and NKVD secret agent who assassinated the revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in August 1940 with an ice axe, for which Mercader was imprisoned for 19 years and 8 months.
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Jaume Ramón Mercader del Río was a Spanish communist and NKVD secret agent who assassinated the revolutionary Leon Trotsky in Mexico City in August 1940 with an ice axe, for which Mercader was imprisoned for 19 years and 8 months.
The name Jaime means "A unisex given name. A male given name from Spanish from the Spanish form of James. A female given name, variant of Jamie. Alternative form of Jamie.. Etymology: text=++ Tiago. Cognate with Xaime.". It is of Spanish origin.
Jaime Mercader was born on February 7, 1913.
Jaime Mercader died in 1978, at approximately 65 years of age.
Name Meaning
A unisex given name. A male given name from Spanish from the Spanish form of James. A female given name, variant of Jamie. Alternative form of Jamie.. Etymology: text=++ Tiago. Cognate with Xaime.
The name Jaime is of Spanish origin, meaning "A unisex given name. A male given name from Spanish from the Spanish form of James. A female given name, variant of Jamie. Alternative form of Jamie.. Etymology: text=++ Tiago. Cognate with Xaime.". It is traditionally a male name.
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