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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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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