Edward Gierek
✶January 6, 1913
†July 29, 2001
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✶January 6, 1913
†July 29, 2001
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Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic between 1970 and 1980. Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as the First Secretary of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR).
Polish politician; leader of Poland (1970–1980)
Biography from the article Edward Gierek on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.