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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Gierek has received more than 433,358 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Edward Gierek is the 4,754th most popular politician (down from 4,540th in 2019), the 274th most popular biography from Poland (down from 258th in 2019) and the 71st most popular Polish Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edward Gierek ranks 4,754 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernard de Tremelay, King Mu of Zhou, Empress Masako, Jayaatu Khan Tugh Temür, Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, and Andrew, Duke of Calabria. After him are Paul Langerhans, Francisco da Costa Gomes, Guo Moruo, Piri Mehmed Pasha, Milo Đukanović, and Ibbi-Sin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Edward Gierek ranks 63. Before him are Roger Caillois, Boris Pahor, Richard Stone, Gerda Christian, Stewart Granger, and Luz Long. After him are Bill Shankly, Heinz Linge, Sergey Mikhalkov, Robert Adler, Bruno Pontecorvo, and Nicolás Gómez Dávila. Among people deceased in 2001, Edward Gierek ranks 47. Before him are Anna Mani, Isaac Stern, Donald J. Cram, Francisco Rabal, Jacques Mayol, and David Graf. After him are Francisco da Costa Gomes, Poul Anderson, Ken Kesey, Emilie Schindler, Birendra of Nepal, and Michele Alboreto.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Edward Gierek ranks 274 out of 1,694. Before him are Robert Wiene (1873), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Hans Kammler (1901), Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (1889), Victor Klemperer (1881), and Casimir II the Just (1138). After him are Hermann Schwarz (1843), Johannes Zukertort (1842), Leszek the White (1186), Ryszard Kaczorowski (1919), Sylvius Leopold Weiss (1687), and Kazimierz Kuratowski (1896).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Edward Gierek ranks 71. Before him are Anna von Schweidnitz (1339), Franz Mehring (1846), Konstanty Kalinowski (1838), Gunderic (379), Victor Klemperer (1881), and Casimir II the Just (1138). After him are Leszek the White (1186), Ryszard Kaczorowski (1919), Dieter Wisliceny (1911), Henry the Bearded (1163), Siemomysł (922), and Stanislav Kosior (1889).

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