Bolesław Bierut
Polish politician and leader of Poland (1947-1956) · Russia · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1892 to 1956 · aged 63
Bolesław Bierut was a Polish communist activist and politician who was the leader of communist-ruled Poland from 1948 until 1956.
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Bierut in around 1927
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
Bierut in 1948
Bolesław Bierut, President of Poland and General Secretary of the PZPR, in 1949
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.Awards
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He was President of the State National Council from 1944 to 1947, President of Poland from 1947 to 1952, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1948 to 1956, and Prime Minister of Poland from 1952 to 1954. Bierut is believed to have worked as an NKVD informant or agent prior to 1945, although his relationship with the Soviet agency has been a subject of debate among historians. As communist leader, he implemented aspects of the Stalinist system in Poland. Together with Władysław Gomułka, his main rival, Bierut is chiefly responsible for the historic changes that Poland underwent in the aftermath of World War II. Unlike any of his communist successors, Bierut led Poland until his death.
