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Emma <I>Konkin</I> Woikin Sawula

Emma Konkin Woikin Sawula

Birth
Blaine Lake, North Battleford Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death
22 May 1974 (aged 53)
Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada Add to Map
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62A-L082-SH
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AKA Emma Woikin

She was a Canadian civil servant who, in 1946, was convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. Woikin was one of the Canadians identified as spies by Igor Gouzenko when he defected from the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa in September 1945 in what became known as the Gouzenko Affair. Woikin was sentenced to two-and-a-half years at Kingston Penitentiary, becoming the first woman imprisoned for espionage in Canada.

AKA Emma Woikin

She was a Canadian civil servant who, in 1946, was convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. Woikin was one of the Canadians identified as spies by Igor Gouzenko when he defected from the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa in September 1945 in what became known as the Gouzenko Affair. Woikin was sentenced to two-and-a-half years at Kingston Penitentiary, becoming the first woman imprisoned for espionage in Canada.

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  • Created by: Tracy Anne
  • Added: 8 Oct 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98495980/emma-woikin_sawula: accessed ), memorial page for Emma Konkin Woikin Sawula (20 Dec 1920–22 May 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98495980, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatoon Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada; Maintained by Tracy Anne (contributor 47809886).