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Władysław Gomułka
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| First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party |
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| In office 21 October 1956 – 20 December 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Edward Ochab |
| Succeeded by | Edward Gierek |
| First Secretary of the Polish Workers' Party | |
| In office 1943–1948 |
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| Preceded by | Paweł Finder |
| Succeeded by | Bolesław Bierut |
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| Born | 6 February 1905 Krosno, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1 September 1982 (aged 77) Konstancin, Poland |
Władysław Gomułka was a Polish communist politician. After World War II he was the leader of Poland until 1948. Following the Polish October he became leader again from 1956 to 1970.
Gomułka was one of the key leaders of the Warsaw Pact. He supported Poland's participation in Prague Spring in August 1968. One of his notable achievements was negotiating the Treaty of Warsaw (1970) with West Germany. The treaty meant Germany agreed to the post-World War II borders.
Decorations and awards
- Order of the Builders of People's Poland
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Partisan Cross
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 1st class
Images for kids
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Gomułka with Leonid Brezhnev in East Germany