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    Edward Gierek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɛdvart ˈɡʲɛrɛk]; 6 January 1913 – 29 July 2001) was a Polish communist politician who served as the de facto leader...
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  • Edward Gierek's Economic Revival Movement (Polish: Ruch Odrodzenia Gospodarczego im. Edwarda Gierka, ROG) is a Polish left-wing party with a communist...
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    late 1970s, communist Poland had been in a deep economic recession. Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), had obtained...
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    philosopher and columnist Edward Gierek (1913–2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970 to 1980 Edward Heath (1916–2005), British...
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    stroke). A dynamic younger man, Edward Gierek, took over the Party leadership and tensions eased. In the late 1960s, Edward Gierek had created a personal power...
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    and retirement. In a generational replacement of the ruling elite, Edward Gierek took over the Party leadership and tensions eased. Władysław Gomułka...
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  • aggressive stance in speaking in defence of human rights. In 1970, Edward Gierek became the new leader of Poland, and he embarked on more relaxed policies...
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    Lech Bądkowski (24 January 1920 – 24 February 1984) was a Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist, a promoter of regional...
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  • Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He is a son of Edward Gierek. Gierek was also a substitute for the Committee on Culture and Education...
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  • up Gierek in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gierek may refer to: Adam Gierek (born 1938), Polish post-communism politician and son of Edward Gierek Ariadna...
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  • and it faltered after the 1973 oil crisis. In 1976, the government of Edward Gierek was forced to raise prices again which led to the June 1976 protests...
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  • Gierek is a 2022 Polish biographical film directed by Michał Węgrzyn. It is based on the life of Edward Gierek, the First Secretary of the Central Committee...
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    after the brief one-year term of Stanisław Kania. Kania's predecessor, Edward Gierek, left Poland severely indebted by accepting loans from foreign creditors...
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    the focus of an extensive investment initiative in the 1970s under Edward Gierek. Under this programme, large loans were taken from western banks for...
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    improved once more after Edward Gierek had succeeded Gomułka. A consular agreement was signed under in 1972. In 1974, Gierek was the first Polish communist...
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    when Edward Gierek was forced to resign for signing the Gdańsk Agreement with the Solidarity amidst much social and economic unrest in Poland. Gierek's actions...
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    Republic, another approach was taken in 1970 under the leadership of Edward Gierek; he believed that the government needed Western loans to facilitate...
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    Minister of Norway Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party Francisco da Costa...
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    infighting split the Party into two camps: one led by Cyrankiewicz, the other by Edward Osóbka-Morawski, who was also prime minister. Osóbka-Morawski thought the...
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    Warsaw to Katowice, commonly referred to as "gierkówka" (named after Edward Gierek, who had commissioned it), in the stretch going through the village...
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    the memory of Bierut was marginalized. After 1970, First Secretary Edward Gierek brought Bierut back into public consciousness. Some books about him...
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    photographers. Spychalski lost his posts as close associate of Gomułka, when Edward Gierek replaced Gomułka as First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party...
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  • Gomułka and Minister of Defense Wojciech Jaruzelski. In the aftermath, Edward Gierek replaced Gomułka as first secretary of the communist party. The new...
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  • establishing itself as a major force in Polish politics. First Secretary Edward Gierek was removed from power and replaced by Stanisław Kania. The labor strikes...
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    inefficient. The rule of Edward Gierek led to a short period of economic prosperity. With the aid of foreign loans, Gierek instituted a programme to...
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    Zenek (voice) 2011: Kac Wawa as customer of the brothel 2021: Gierek as Edward Gierek "Matka Miśka Koterskiego Iwona Ciesielska w wywiadzie dla tygodnika...
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    The license was bought after the rise to power of a new PZPR leader, Edward Gierek, who wanted to gain popularity by increasing consumer spending after...
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  • state (d. 2007) Fred Degazon, President of Dominica (d. 2008) January 6 Edward Gierek, Polish politician (d. 2001) Loretta Young, American actress (d. 2000)...
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    meeting with Brezhnev, East Germany's Erich Honecker, and Poland's Edward Gierek. British prime minister Margaret Thatcher sought to rally world leaders...
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    Ali Ahmed 1976 Jacques Chirac  France Prime Minister of France 1977 Edward Gierek  Poland First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party 1978 Patrick...
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