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Edward Gierek

1913 - 2001

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Edward Gierek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɛdvart ˈɡʲɛrɛk]; 6 January 1913 – 29 July 2001) was a Polish communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic between 1970 and 1980. Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as the First Secretary of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). Gierek came from a coal mining family and grew up in France from a young age, becoming active in the French communist movement and the Polish community in France. Gierek was deported to the Second Polish Republic for his communist advocacy in 1934 but moved to Belgium and was active in the Belgian Resistance during World War II. Gierek returned to Poland in 1948 and attended in the founding of the PZPR as a representative of Silesia, being appointed to the Sejm in 1952, the Central Committee of the PZPR under Bolesław Bierut in 1956, and the Politburo of the PZPR in 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Gierek is the 5,341st most popular politician (down from 4,754th in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Poland (down from 274th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Polish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Gierek ranks 5,341 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Marie de Rohan, Ernst Johann von Biron, Ammi-Ditana, Drusus Caesar, and Béla Miklós. After him are Eric III of Denmark, François Louis, Prince of Conti, Haider al-Abadi, Osorkon I, Radama I, and Joseph Bech.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Edward Gierek ranks 74. Before him are Vinicius de Moraes, Gert Fröbe, Joe Simon, Gerda Christian, Lloyd Bridges, and Benjamin Bloom. After him are Robert Adler, Boris Pahor, Bruno Pontecorvo, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Sergey Mikhalkov, and Roger Caillois. Among people deceased in 2001, Edward Gierek ranks 58. Before him are Victor Wong, Stanley Kramer, Michele Alboreto, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Liisi Oterma, and Birendra of Nepal. After him are Zhang Xueliang, Francisco Rabal, David Graf, Joseph Greenberg, Poul Anderson, and Queen Aishwarya of Nepal.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Edward Gierek ranks 291 out of 1,694. Before him are Adam Czerniaków (1880), David Seymour (1911), Mieczysław Weinberg (1919), Victor Klemperer (1881), Leopold Infeld (1898), and Robert Wiene (1873). After him are Józef Maria Hoene-Wroński (1776), Erich Fellgiebel (1886), Gunderic (379), Albert Barillé (1920), Bolesław II the Generous (1041), and Jerzy Popiełuszko (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Edward Gierek ranks 69. Before him are Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954), Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676), Franz Mehring (1846), Władysław I Herman (1043), Dieter Wisliceny (1911), and Victor Klemperer (1881). After him are Gunderic (379), Bolesław II the Generous (1041), Siemomysł (922), Michał Kleofas Ogiński (1765), Werner Naumann (1909), and Jan Zamoyski (1542).

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