Wojciech Jaruzelski

Acting

Born: 1923-07-06
Died: 2014-05-25
From: Kurów, Polska
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski

Biography

Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer, 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. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army, which in 1990 became the Polish Armed Forces.

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Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic

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Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

1989
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Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer

1987
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Medal for Warsaw 1939-1945

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Order of Klement Gottwald

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Order of Karl Marx

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Order of Friendship of Peoples

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Silver Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland"

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Order the Red Banner

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Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"

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Gold Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland"

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Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Scharnhorst Order

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Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta

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Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry

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Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari

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Order of Lenin

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Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland

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Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland

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Bronze Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland"

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Medal "For the strengthening of friendship in arms"

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Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945

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Medal of the National Education Commission

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Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Medal for fighting for Berlin

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Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Order of the October Revolution

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Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

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Badge of Janek Krasicki

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Medal "For Oder, Nysa and the Baltic"

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Zhukov Medal

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Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"

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Pro Memoria Medal

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Order of the Red Banner

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Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence

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Officer of the Legion of Honour

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Work Flag Order, 1st class

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Silver Medal for Merit in the Field of Glory

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Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class

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Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland

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Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence

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Order of the Builders of People's Poland

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Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State

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Silver Cross of Merit

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Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"

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Commander of the Order of the Crown

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Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence

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Cross of Valour (1944)