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    Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (/ˈvɔɪtʃɛx ˌjɑːruːˈzɛlski/ VOY-chekh YAH-roo-ZEL-skee; Polish: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈvʲitɔlt jaruˈzɛlskʲi] ; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014)...
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  • artist and sculptor Wojciech Fibak, Polish tennis player Wojciech Frykowski, Polish actor, murdered in the US in 1969 Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish political...
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    Secretary, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, was determined to put an end to the demonstrations by force if necessary. On 13 December 1981, Jaruzelski announced the...
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    General and First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party Wojciech Jaruzelski. It is also the only military junta to ever take charge of an Eastern...
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    amendments to the constitution which restored the presidency, general Wojciech Jaruzelski, the existing head of state, took office. In Poland's first direct...
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    by Prime Minister (and Minister of Defence) Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski. On 11 February 1981, Jaruzelski was elected Prime Minister of Poland and became the...
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  • strength and activity of the opposition caused the government of Wojciech Jaruzelski to declare martial law in December 1981. However, with the reforms...
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    Soviet Second Secretary Mikhail Suslov, and Polish First Secretary Wojciech Jaruzelski persuaded Brezhnev that it would be counterproductive for the Soviet...
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    Revolution of 1956, and thus left the Polish leadership under General Wojciech Jaruzelski to impose martial law to deal with the opposition on their own. Contrary...
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    according to which Chairman of the Council of State and Communist leader Wojciech Jaruzelski would become president and a solidarity representative Prime Minister...
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