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Edward Gierek
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Edward Gierek was a Polish Communist politician and de facto leader of Poland between 1970 and 1980. Gierek replaced Władysław Gomułka as First Secretary of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) in the Polish People's Republic in 1970. He is known for opening communist Poland to the Western Bloc and for his economic policies based on foreign loans. He was removed from power after labor strikes led to the Gdańsk Agreement between the communist state and workers of the emerging Solidarity free trade union movement.
Gierek in 1980
Gierek in 1980
Gierek and his wife contribute to Party Volunteer Labor Day
Gierek and his wife contribute to Party Volunteer Labor Day
First Secretary Edward Gierek (second from left)
First Secretary Edward Gierek (second from left)
Gierek participated in hundreds of field trips and visitations, meeting ordinary people and seeking their feedback
Gierek participated in hundreds of field trips and visitations, meeting ordinary people and seeking their feedback
Władysław Gomułka
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Władysław Gomułka was a Polish Communist politician. He was the de facto leader of post-war Poland from 1947 until 1948, and again from 1956 to 1970.
Gomułka in 1960
Gomułka in 1960
Gomułka in recaptured Warsaw, 1945
Gomułka in recaptured Warsaw, 1945
Gomułka's speech on 24 October 1956 in Warsaw
Gomułka's speech on 24 October 1956 in Warsaw
Gomułka (left) greeted by members of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation in East Germany.
Gomułka (left) greeted by members of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation in East Germany.