Wojciech Jaruzelski

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.

Known For

Cold War

Winter of the Crow

Hammer & Tickle

Stalin and the Katyn Massacre

Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe

Jan Englert. Spróbuję jeszcze raz pofrunąć

Space Sailors

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu

All Movies (11)

• Winter of the Crow2026 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Jan Englert. Spróbuję jeszcze raz pofrunąć2025 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Łódź Kaliska: Classic Artists of the Absurd2023 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Stalin and the Katyn Massacre2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe2019 · as Self - Politician (archive footage)
• 19892019 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Space Sailors2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hammer & Tickle2007 · as Self
• Noc z generałem2001 · as Self
• Behind the scenes of fascism1983 · as Self (archive footage)

All TV Shows (1)

• Cold War1998 · as Self