Bolesław Bierut

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Bolesław Bierut was a Polish communist leader and Soviet-backed head of state who served as President and later de facto ruler of Poland in the early years of the People's Republic after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish communist leader
communist politician
head of state
human
politician
alliedWith Soviet Union
awardReceived Order of Lenin
Order of the Builders of People's Poland
Order of the Cross of Grunwald
burialPlace Powązki Military Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfBirth Congress Poland
countryOfCitizenship Poland
countryOfDeath Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 18 April 1892
dateOfDeath 12 March 1956
ethnicGroup Poles
familyName Bierut
givenName Bolesław
headOfGovernment Poland
headOfState Poland
languageSpoken Polish
memberOf Polish Workers' Party
surface form: Communist Party of Poland

Polish United Workers' Party
Polish Workers' Party
nativeLanguage Polish
notableFor Stalinization of Poland
establishing communist rule in Poland after World War II
officeEnd General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party, 12 March 1956
President of Poland, 22 July 1952
Prime Minister of Poland, 20 March 1954
officeStart General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party, 21 December 1948
President of Poland, 5 February 1947
Prime Minister of Poland, 18 March 1952
participantIn Polish–Soviet War
World War II
placeOfBirth Lublin
Rury Jezuickie
placeOfDeath Moscow
politicalIdeology Stalin era
surface form: Stalinism

communism
positionHeld Chairman of the State National Council
General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party
President of Poland
Prime Minister of Poland
religion atheism
residence Warsaw
sexOrGender male
workLocation Warsaw

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Polish–Soviet relations hasKeyFigure Bolesław Bierut
Polish Workers' Party keyFigure Bolesław Bierut
Polish United Workers' Party keyLeader Bolesław Bierut
Polish People’s Republic notableLeader Bolesław Bierut
PZPR notableLeader Bolesław Bierut
subject surface form: Polish United Workers' Party
Order of Victory notableRecipient Bolesław Bierut
President of Poland officeHoldersInclude Bolesław Bierut
Władysław Gomułka precededBy Bolesław Bierut
Polish October 1956 significantPerson Bolesław Bierut