Jaime Ramon Mercader del Rio Hernandez Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Jaime Ramon Mercader del Rio Hernandez, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Spain.

3 records1940–19423 events1 places

Chronological biography

1940

Assassination of Leon Trotsky20 August 1940

Government / Communist Party Government · Mexico City

Assassinates Leon Trotsky with an ice-pick

Death of Jaime Ramon Mercader del Rio Hernandez20 August 1940

Government / Communist Party Government · Mexico City

Assassinates Leon Trotsky with an ice-pick

1942

Trial1942

Government / Communist Party Government

Convicted of the murder of Leon Trotsky & sentenced to 20 yrs

Record provenance

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