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Wojciech Jaruzelski

1923 - 2014

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Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski ( VOY-chekh YAH-roo-ZEL-skee; Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈvʲitɔlt jaruˈzɛlskʲi] ; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military general, politician and de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989. He was the First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party between 1981 and 1989, making him the last leader of the Polish People's Republic. Jaruzelski served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985, the Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and briefly as President of Poland from 1989 to 1990, when the office of President was restored after 37 years. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army, which in 1990 became the Polish Armed Forces. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wojciech Jaruzelski is the 956th most popular politician (down from 923rd in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Poland (up from 56th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Polish Politician.

Wojciech Jaruzelski was the president of Poland from 1981 to 1989. He is most famous for his imposition of martial law in 1981, which was a response to the rise of the Solidarity movement.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 956 out of 19,576. Before him are Elena Ceaușescu, Jerry Brown, Alexis of Russia, Albert II of Germany, Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and Ardashir I. After him are Calvin Coolidge, Æthelberht, King of Wessex, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Vladislaus II of Hungary, Anwar Ibrahim, and Michael III.

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Among people born in 1923, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 12. Before him are Wisława Szymborska, Idi Amin, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Heydar Aliyev, Charlton Heston, and Joseph Heller. After him are Irma Grese, Italo Calvino, Nadine Gordimer, Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Rocky Marciano, and Peter II of Yugoslavia. Among people deceased in 2014, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 10. Before him are Eusébio, Ariel Sharon, Eduard Shevardnadze, Hiroo Onoda, Gough Whitlam, and Claudio Abbado. After him are Nadine Gordimer, Eli Wallach, Joe Cocker, Luis Aragonés, Maximilian Schell, and Shirley Temple.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 41 out of 1,694. Before him are Zygmunt Bauman (1925), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Günther von Kluge (1882), Walther Nernst (1864), and Arthur Rubinstein (1887). After him are Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Rudolf Virchow (1821), Bronisław Malinowski (1884), Klaus Kinski (1926), Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768), and Casimir III the Great (1310).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 7. Before him are Lech Wałęsa (1943), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), David Ben-Gurion (1886), Lech Kaczyński (1949), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), and Sigismund II Augustus (1520). After him are Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Casimir III the Great (1310), Donald Tusk (1957), Sigismund I the Old (1467), Władysław III of Poland (1424), and Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928).

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