Background
JARUZELSKI, Wojciech was born on July 6, 1923 in Kurow, Lublin Voivodship.
army officer Polish government official
JARUZELSKI, Wojciech was born on July 6, 1923 in Kurow, Lublin Voivodship.
Infantry Officers’ School and Karol Swierczewski General Staff Academy, War saw.
Served with Polish Armed Forces in Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics and Poland 1943-1945. Various Senior Army posts 1945-1965. Chief of Central Political Board of the Armed Forces 1960-1965.
Deputy Minister of National Defence 1962-1968, Minister 196883.
Chairman Council of Ministers 1981-1985. First Secretary Central Committee Polish United Workers Party (PZPR) 1981-1989.
Chief of General Staff 1965-1968. Brigadier General 1956, Divisional-General 1960, General of Arms 1968, General of Army 1973.
Deputy to Seym (Parliament.) 89.
Vice-President Chief Council of Union of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy 1972-1988. Chairman Commission, for Economics Reform 1981-1986. Chairman Military Council for National Salvation 1981-1983.
Chairman Country Defence Committee 1983-1990, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Polish People"s Republic for Wartime 1983-1990.
Chairman Council of State (Head of State) 1985-1989, President, of Polish People"s Republic 1989-1990, of Polish Republic until December 1990. Decorations include.
Polish United Workers’ (PZPR) 1948-1990, member PZPR Party Cen! Committee 1964-1989, member Political Bureau 1971-1989. Presidium All-Poland Committee of National Unity Front 1981-1983, Provisional National Council of Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth (PRON) 1982-1983, member National Council PRON 1983-1989.
Literature, history, skiing, horse-riding and walking.
Married Barbara Jaruzelski. 1 child, Monika.