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Poland's Last Communist Leader dies

Poland's last Communist leader has died after a long illness. General Wojciech Jaruzelski was 90. He...
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5:01 PM - 25 May 2014



Poland's Last Communist Le...

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Poland's Last Communist Leader dies

TodayFM
TodayFM

5:01 PM - 25 May 2014



Poland's last Communist leader has died after a long illness.

General Wojciech Jaruzelski was 90.

He rose to power in Poland in 1981, imposing a two year period of martial law.

But he was forced to negotiate with the pro-democracy Solidarity movement in 1989 following growing unrest.



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