← Back to explore
Biography
Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski was a Polish military general, politician and de facto leader of the Polish People's Republic from 1981 until 1989, serving as a military dictator from 13 December 1981 until 22 July 1983. 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.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA
Awards & recognition
- Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic · 1989
- Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland · 1989
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer · 1987
- Badge of Janek Krasicki
- Badge of the 1000th Anniversary of the Polish State
Show all 50 awards →
- Bronze Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland"
- Bronze Medal of Merit — National Defence
- Commander of the Order of the Crown
- Cross of Valour (1944)
- Gold Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland"
- Gold Medal of Merit — National Defence
- Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry
- Jubilee Medal "50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "60 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "65 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Medal — Warsaw 1939-1945
- Medal — fighting for Berlin
- Medal "For Oder, Nysa and the Baltic"
- Medal "For the Capture of Berlin"
- Medal "For the Liberation of Warsaw"
- Medal "For the strengthening of friendship in arms"
- Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"
- Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland
- Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland
- Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland
- Medal of the National Education Commission
- Medal of Victory and Freedom 1945
- Officer of the Legion of Honour
- Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Order of Karl Marx
- Order of Klement Gottwald
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Builders of People's Poland
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
- Order of the October Revolution
- Order of the Red Banner
- Order the Red Banner
- Pro Memoria Medal
- Scharnhorst Order
- Silver Cross of Merit
- Silver Cross of the Virtuti Militari
- Silver Medal — Merit in the Field of Glory
- Silver Medal "Armed Forces in the Service of the Homeland"
- Silver Medal of Merit — National Defence
- Work Flag Order, 1st class
- Zhukov Medal
