Bolesław Bierut
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 | |
| 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) |
Bolesław Bierut Media
Bolesław Bierut. Fotografia z akt policyjnych z 1927 roku znaleziona w czasie rozbiórki domu w rejonie ul. Marszałkowskiej w 1951
Bolesław Bierut in 1933, after his arrest by Polish Police
Bolesław Bierut inspecting members of the Union of Polish Youth, 1946
Bierut decorating the most productive workers on the rebuilt Poniatowski Bridge in Warsaw, 1946
Bolesław Bierut
Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland and General Secretary of the PZPR
1951 East German stamp commemorative of the Treaty of Zgorzelec, which established the Oder–Neisse line as a "border of peace"; presidents Wilhelm Pieck (GDR) and Bolesław Bierut are featured shaking hands over the border
Bierut was often photographed with children, which was meant to contribute to his cult of personality
Bierut reading Trybuna Ludu ('The People's Tribune'), the official newspaper of the Polish United Workers' Party
Bierut's funeral bier attended by Józef Cyrankiewicz, Edward Ochab and Aleksander Zawadzki
References
- ↑ "Bolesław Bierut". President.pl. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.