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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wojciech Jaruzelski has received more than 1,099,393 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Wojciech Jaruzelski is the 923rd most popular politician (down from 885th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Poland (down from 50th in 2019) and the 11th 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 923 out of 19,576. Before him are Maria Carolina of Austria, Theodoric I, Jeongjo of Joseon, Ivan Mazepa, Moshe Sharett, and Isabel Martínez de Perón. After him are Edward the Elder, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Bongbong Marcos, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Marcian, and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 12. Before him are Idi Amin, Wisława Szymborska, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rocky Marciano, Charlton Heston, and Italo Calvino. After him are Peter II of Yugoslavia, Irma Grese, Marcel Marceau, Nadine Gordimer, Mas Oyama, and György Ligeti. Among people deceased in 2014, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 10. Before him are Eusébio, Robin Williams, Eduard Shevardnadze, Claudio Abbado, Luis Aragonés, and Joe Cocker. After him are Eli Wallach, Gough Whitlam, Hiroo Onoda, Alexander Grothendieck, Nadine Gordimer, and Maximilian Schell.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 56 out of 1,694. Before him are Casimir III the Great (1310), Gerhart Hauptmann (1862), Donald Tusk (1957), Emil von Behring (1854), Klaus Kinski (1926), and Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896). After him are Sigismund I the Old (1467), Paul Ehrlich (1854), Billy Wilder (1906), Ferdinand Lassalle (1825), Bolesław I the Brave (967), and Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Poland

Among politicians born in Poland, Wojciech Jaruzelski ranks 11. Before him are Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Yitzhak Shamir (1915), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Casimir III the Great (1310), and Donald Tusk (1957). After him are Sigismund I the Old (1467), Bolesław I the Brave (967), Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928), John II Casimir Vasa (1609), Władysław III of Poland (1424), and Marie Walewska (1786).

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