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It was established on 20 December [ O.S. 7 December] 1917 by the Council of People's Commissars of the Russian SFSR, [1] and was led by Felix Dzerzhinsky. [2] [3] By the end of the Russian Civil War in 1921, the Cheka had at least 200,000 personnel.
Tcheka (Manuel Lopes Andrade; born in Ribeira da Barca, Santiago, Cape Verde, on July 20, 1973) is a Cape Verdean singer, songwriter and guitarist, who is well known for his work in transposing the traditional genre batuque to the electro-acoustic guitar.
The CHEKA became a model for 20th century secret police agencies in totalitarian states, including the Gestapo (Nazi Germany), the Stasi (East Germany) and the KGB (Soviet Russia). Like most significant aspects of the new regime, the CHEKA began with a decree from Lenin and Sovnarkom, dated December 19th 1917.
Jul 21, 2011 · Official video of Tchoro Na Morte, first extract from Dor De Mar, Tcheka's new album.
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Singer, songwriter and guitarist Tcheka brings his distinctive Cape Verde-influenced sounds to Singapore audiences for the first time in a one-man showcase of deeply soulful vocals accompanied by an inimitable form and mastery on guitar like you have never heard it played.
Jun 26, 2018 · Music Video by Tcheka performing Djuana (P) 2003 Harmonia Lda. under exclusive license to Lusafrica.From album "Argui!" originaly released on 24 October 2003...
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Cheka. Kazan, Russia. After a series of reverses at the front, the Bolsheviks' War Commissar, Trotsky, instituted increasingly harsh measures in order to prevent unauthorized withdrawals, desertions and mutinies in the Red Army.
