Wojciech Jaruzelski

Wojciech Jaruzelski

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.

  • Popularity : 0.585
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1923-07-06
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Wojciech Jaruzelski Movies

  • 2001
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    Noc z generałem
    Noc z generałem

    1 2001 HD

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  • 2007
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    Hammer & Tickle
    Hammer & Tickle

    7.4 2007 HD

    Hammer & Tickle: The Communist Joke Book is a 2006 propaganda documentary film about "jokes" under the Soviet Union.

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  • 2010
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    Space Sailors
    Space Sailors

    1 2010 HD

    They were heroes of a special kind. They came from the steppes, the sons of farmers, of factory floor women. Salt-of-the-earth, strapping young men,...

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  • 2010
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    The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
    The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

    7.8 2010 HD

    The three-hour-long documentary covers 25 years in the life of Nicolae Ceaușescu and was made using 1,000 hours of original footage from the...

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  • 2019
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    Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
    Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

    7 2019 HD

    Gdańsk, Poland, September 1980. Lech Wałęsa and other Lenin shipyard workers found Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union...

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  • 2020
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    Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
    Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

    6.857 2020 HD

    The Katyn massacre, carried out by the Soviet NKVD in 1940, was only one of many unspeakable crimes committed by Stalin's ruthless executioners over...

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  • 1998
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    Cold War
    Cold War

    6.7 1998 HD

    A 24-part series which deals with the relations between the United States, the Soviet Union and their respective allies between the end of World War...

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