Edward Gierek
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Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician who led Poland in the 1970s, overseeing a period of initial economic modernization followed by mounting debt and social unrest.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Gierek | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish politician
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communist politician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Banner of Work
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Order of the Builders of People's Poland ⓘ Order of the Cross of Grunwald ⓘ |
| causeOf |
increase of Poland's foreign debt in the 1970s
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later economic crisis and shortages in Poland ⓘ temporary rise in living standards in Poland in early 1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-01-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-07-29 ⓘ |
| employer |
Polish People’s Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish People's Republic government
Polish United Workers' Party ⓘ |
| endTime | 1980-09-06 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| familyName |
Edward Gierek
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Gierek
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| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
party functionary
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politician ⓘ |
| headOf |
Polish United Workers' Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party
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| headOfGovernment |
Polish People’s Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish People's Republic
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| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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Polish communism ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned |
French
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German ⓘ Polish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Polish United Workers' Party
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Polish United Workers' Party ⓘ
surface form:
Polish Workers' Party
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| movement |
communism
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state socialism ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
economic modernization of Poland in the 1970s
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foreign credit–financed industrialization program ⓘ |
| participantIn |
1970 Polish protests
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1976 protests in Poland ⓘ Polish October 1956 ⓘ
surface form:
Polish October political changes
Solidarity movement ⓘ
surface form:
Solidarity movement period
World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Porąbka
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Sosnowiec ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Cieszyn ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
First Secretary of the Central Committee
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surface form:
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party
member of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party ⓘ member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| replaced | Władysław Gomułka ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Stanisław Kania ⓘ |
| residence |
Sosnowiec
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Warsaw ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1970-12-20 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Katowice
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Warsaw ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gierek
subject surface form:
Polish United Workers' Party