Acting
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Also Known As: Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski
Birth Date
July 6, 1923
Death Date
May 25, 2014
(passed away at 90)
Place of Birth
Kurów, Polska
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Biography
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.
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Cold War
Self
1998 • 3 episodes
Winter of the Crow
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2026
Jan Englert. Spróbuję jeszcze raz pofrunąć
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Death as a Slice of Bread
Self (archive sound) (uncredited)
1994
Hammer & Tickle
Self
2007
Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe
Self - Politician (archive footage)
2019
Behind the scenes of fascism
Self (archive footage)
1983
Stalin and the Katyn Massacre
Self (archive footage)
2020
1989
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu
Self (archive footage)
2010
Łódź Kaliska: Classic Artists of the Absurd
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Noc z generałem
Self
2001
Space Sailors
Self (archive footage)
2010