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|goals = Keep Poland under military rule (failed) | |goals = Keep Poland under military rule (failed) | ||
|crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes]] | |crimes = Mass [[murder]]<br>Oppression<br>[[War crimes]] | ||
|hobby = }}'''Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski''' (<small>Polish: </small>[ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈvitɔlt jaruˈzɛlskʲi] (listen); 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer and politician. He was First Secretary of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] from 1981 to 1989, and as such was the last leader of the Polish People's Republic. He also served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990 (titled as Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and as President from 1989 to 1990). He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army (LWP). He resigned after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989, which led to multi-party elections in Poland. | |hobby = }}{{Quote|Thank goodness we don't live in medieval times, when people fought wars over ideas.|Wojciech Jaruzelski}}'''Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski''' (<small>Polish: </small>[ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx ˈvitɔlt jaruˈzɛlskʲi] (listen); 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer and politician. He was First Secretary of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] from 1981 to 1989, and as such was the last leader of the Polish People's Republic. He also served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990 (titled as Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and as President from 1989 to 1990). He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army (LWP). He resigned after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989, which led to multi-party elections in Poland. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == |