Ruler · 1913 – 2001

Edward Gierek

Lived 1913 – 2001; politician. De facto leader of Polish People's Republic, 1970 – 1980. The atlas files them under Russian Empire.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1913 – 2001; 88 years
In office: 10 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Polish People's Republic
Left it: deposed; the ruler's own article

De facto leader

Polish People's Republic · the 5th of 7 dated reigns · 1947 – 1989

1 before

Bolesław Bierut1948 – 1956

Edward Ochab1956

Władysław Gomułka1956 – 1970

Edward Gierek1970 – 1980

Stanisław Kania1980 – 1981

Wojciech Jaruzelski1981 – 1989

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removedending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1970 – 1980 · 10 years

Left it: deposedread from the ruler's own article

Gierek was removed from power after the Gdańsk Agreement between the state and workers of the emerging Solidarity movement, which was seen as a move to renounce communism by the PZPR's leadership, who replaced him as First Secretary with Stanisław Kania.

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