Bolesław Bierut
Polish politician and leader of Poland (1947–1956)
Bolesław Bierut was a Polish Communist leader. He became President of Poland after the Soviet Union took leadership of the country. Bierut was a strong supporter of Stalinism.
Bolesław Bierut | |
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.jpg) Bolesław Bierut | |
| President of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 5 February 1947 – 20 November 1952[1] | |
| Prime Minister | Józef Cyrankiewicz |
| Preceded by | Himself as President of the Popular Council |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished Aleksander Zawadzki (as Chairman of the Council of State) Wojciech Jaruzelski (After office was restored) |
| President of the Popular Council | |
| In office 31 December 1944 – 4 February 1947 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Osóbka-Morawski |
| Preceded by | Władysław Raczkiewicz as President in Exile |
| Succeeded by | Himself as President of Poland |
| Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland[source?] | |
| In office 21 November 1952 – 18 March 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Józef Cyrankiewicz |
| Succeeded by | Józef Cyrankiewicz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1892 Rury, Lublin Governorate, Congress Poland |
| Died | 12 March 1956 (aged 63) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Political party | Communist Party of Poland Polish Workers' Party Polish United Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | Wanda Górska (1903-1983) |
References
change- ↑ "Bolesław Bierut". President.pl. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.