Ho Ka-i
Ho Ka-i | |
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| Vice Premier of the Cabinet | |
| In office 4 November 1951 – 2 July 1953 | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee | |
| In office 24 June 1949 – 2 July 1953 | |
| Chairman | Kim Il Sung |
| 2nd Secretary | Yi Sung-yop |
| 3rd Secretary | Kim Sam-yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 March 1908 Khabarovsk, Russian Empire |
| Died | 2 June 1953 (aged 45) Pyongyang, North Korea |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 허가이 |
| Hanja | 許哥誼 |
| RR | Heo Gai |
| MR | Hŏ Kai |
Alexei Ivanovich Hegai (Russian: Алексей Иванович Хегай; 18 March 1908 – 2 July 1953), also known as Ho Ka-i (Korean: 허가이), 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 the second vice-chairman of the DPRK Politburo from 1949 until he was purged. He allegedly killed himself in Pyongyang and was replaced as leader by Pak Chang-ok.