August Hanko (politician)

{{Short description|Estonian politician, journalist, and writer}}

August Johannes Hanko (18 January 1879 Suure-Kambja Parish, Tartu County – 25 May 1952 Kemerovo Oblast) was an Estonian politician, journalist, and writer.{{cite book |last1=Toomla |first1=Jaan |title=Valitud ja valitsenud: Eesti Parlamentaarsete ja muude esinduskogude ja valitsuste isikkoosseis aastail 1917–1999 |date=1999 |publisher=Estonian National Library |location=Tallinn |isbn=9985921720 |page= |url=https://www.digar.ee/viewer/et/nlib-digar:288727/264611/page/230 |access-date=8 March 2021 |language=Estonian}}

From 1919 to 1920, he was minister of war.