Edward Ochab
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Edward Ochab | |
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In office March 1956 – October 1956 |
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Preceded by | Bolesław Bierut |
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Succeeded by | Władysław Gomułka |
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Born | 1906 |
Died | 1989 |
Political party | Polish United Workers' Party |
Edward Ochab (1906–1989) was a Polish Communist politician who was First Secretary of the Communist party between March and October 1956 and served as head of state in the years 1964-1968. Ochab withdrew from politics in 1968 in the aftermath of the anti-Semitic campaign in Poland.
Preceded by Bolesław Bierut |
General Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party 1956 |
Succeeded by Władysław Gomułka |
Preceded by Aleksander Zawadzki |
Chairman of the Polish Council of State 1964–1968 |
Succeeded by Marian Spychalski |
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Chairmen of the Polish Council of State |
Bolesław Bierut • Aleksander Zawadzki • Edward Ochab • Marian Spychalski • Józef Cyrankiewicz • Henryk Jabłoński • Wojciech Jaruzelski |
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First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the PUWP |
Bolesław Bierut • Edward Ochab • Władysław Gomułka • Edward Gierek • Stanisław Kania • Wojciech Jaruzelski • Mieczysław Rakowski |