Edward Gierek (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɛdvart ˈɡʲɛrɛk]; 6 January 1913 – 29 July 2001) was a Polish communist politician who served as the de facto leader...

Edward Gierek's Economic Revival Movement (Polish: Ruch Odrodzenia Gospodarczego im. Edwarda Gierka, ROG) is a Polish left-wing party with a communist...

late 1970s, communist Poland had been in a deep economic recession. Edward Gierek, First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), had obtained...

philosopher and columnist Edward Gierek (1913–2001), First Secretary of Polish United Workers Party from 1970 to 1980 Edward Heath (1916–2005), British...

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...

and retirement. In a generational replacement of the ruling elite, Edward Gierek took over the Party leadership and tensions eased. Władysław Gomułka...

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...

after the brief one-year term of Stanisław Kania. Kania's predecessor, Edward Gierek, left Poland severely indebted by accepting loans from foreign creditors...

Lech Bądkowski (24 January 1920 – 24 February 1984) was a Polish writer, journalist, publicist and Kashubian-Pomeranian activist, a promoter of regional...

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...