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Bolesław Bierut

1892 - 1956

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Bolesław Bierut ([bɔˈlɛswaf ˈbʲɛrut] ; 18 April 1892 – 12 March 1956) was a Polish communist activist and politician, leader of communist-ruled Poland from 1947 until 1956. He was President of the State National Council from 1944 to 1947, President of Poland from 1947 to 1952, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956, and Prime Minister of Poland from 1952 to 1954. Bierut is believed to have worked as an NKVD informant or agent prior to 1945, although his relationship with the Soviet agency has been a subject of debate among historians. As communist leader, he implemented aspects of the Stalinist system in Poland. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bolesław Bierut is the 2,736th most popular politician (up from 2,792nd in 2019), the 149th most popular biography from Poland (up from 165th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Polish Politician.

Bolesław Bierut was a Polish communist politician. He was the first secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956, and president of Poland from 1955 to 1956.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bolesław Bierut ranks 2,736 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaykhatu, Li Hongzhang, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Mario Beccaria, Eric XII of Sweden, and Jehoram of Israel. After him are Gennady Zyuganov, Theobald I of Navarre, Hermann von Salza, Rinchinbal Khan, Rajiv Gandhi, and Albert IV, Duke of Austria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Bolesław Bierut ranks 43. Before him are Ernst Lubitsch, Robert Ritter von Greim, Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia, Bruno Schulz, Martin Niemöller, and Erhard Milch. After him are Władysław Anders, Andrey Yeryomenko, József Mindszenty, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Alexandre Koyré, and V. Gordon Childe. Among people deceased in 1956, Bolesław Bierut ranks 21. Before him are Bela Lugosi, Lucien Febvre, Risto Ryti, Konstantin Päts, A. A. Milne, and Alfred Kinsey. After him are Reinhold Glière, Alexander Rodchenko, Émile Borel, Ernest King, Josef Hoffmann, and Kenji Mizoguchi.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Bolesław Bierut ranks 149 out of 1,694. Before him are Bronisław Komorowski (1952), Alexander Bogdanov (1873), Adolph Menzel (1815), Witold Gombrowicz (1904), Albert Marth (1828), and Géza I of Hungary (1040). After him are Otto Liman von Sanders (1855), Isabella Jagiellon (1519), Hanna Schygulla (1943), Christa Wolf (1929), Albrecht von Roon (1803), and Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Bolesław Bierut ranks 35. Before him are Casimir IV Jagiellon (1427), Kurt Daluege (1897), Alexandre Colonna-Walewski (1810), Władysław Gomułka (1905), Bronisław Komorowski (1952), and Géza I of Hungary (1040). After him are Isabella Jagiellon (1519), Albrecht von Roon (1803), Władysław I the Elbow-high (1260), William I of Württemberg (1781), Władysław Anders (1892), and Henry II the Pious (1196).

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