George Blake
George Blake | |
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| Born | George Behar 11 November 1922 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 26 December 2020 (aged 98) Moscow, Russia |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Spy |
| Known for | Double agent |
George Blake (né Behar; 11 November 1922 – 26 December 2020) was a British spy. He worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. He became a communist and decided to work for the KGB while he was a prisoner during the Korean War.
His crimes as a double agent were discovered in 1961 and he was sentenced to 42 years in prison. He escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union.
Blake died on 26 December 2020, at the age of 98, in Moscow.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Ivanova, Timothy Heritage, Polina (26 December 2020). "George Blake was last in line of Cold War spies who betrayed Britain". Archived from the original on 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020 – via uk.reuters.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "George Blake: Soviet Cold War spy and former MI6 officer dies in Russia". BBC News. 26 December 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
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