Wojciech Jaruzelski

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Wojciech Jaruzelski was a Polish military general and communist politician who served as the last leader of the People's Republic of Poland, notably imposing martial law in the early 1980s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polish politician
communist politician
head of state
human
military officer
awardReceived Order of Lenin
Order of the Banner of Work
Order of the Builders of People's Poland
Order of the October Revolution
burialPlace Powązki Military Cemetery
child Monika Jaruzelska
citizenship Poland
conflict World War II
countryLed People's Republic of Poland
countryOfBirth Poland
countryOfDeath Poland
dateOfBirth 1923-07-06
dateOfDeath 2014-05-25
education Officer Cadet School of Artillery in Chełm
endTime martial law in Poland 1983-07-22
familyName Jaruzelski
givenName Wojciech
ideology communism
languageSpoken Polish
memberOf Polish United Workers' Party
militaryBranch Polish People's Army
militaryRank general of the army
name Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski
notableFor imposing martial law in Poland
officeEnd Chairman of the Council of State 1989
First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party 1989
President of Poland 1990
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland 1985
officeStart Chairman of the Council of State 1985
First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party 1981
President of Poland 1989
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland 1981
placeOfBirth Kurów
placeOfDeath Warsaw
positionHeld Chairman of the Council of State of the People's Republic of Poland
First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party
President of Poland
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland
predecessor Henryk Jabłoński
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent leader responsible for martial law in Poland
servedIn Polish Second Army
spouse Barbara Jaruzelska
startTime martial law in Poland 1981-12-13
successor Lech Wałęsa


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