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Jul 06, 1923 Kurów, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Died on 25 May 2014 (aged 90)
Polish military officer and politician
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About Wojciech Jaruzelski
- Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski ( VOY-chekh YARR-oo-ZEL-skee, also UK: -? YARR-uu-, US: -? YAR-oo-, Polish: ['v?jt??? 'vit?lt jaru'z?lsk?i] (listen); 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer and politician.
- He was First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1981 to 1989, and as such was the last leader of the People's Republic of Poland.
- He also served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990 (titled as Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and as President from 1989 to 1990).
- He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army (LWP).
- He resigned after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989, which led to multi-party elections in Poland.
