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Wojciech Jaruzelski

A former military officer of the Polish army during World War II, General Wojciech Jaruzelski was Prime Minister (1981-1985) and President of Poland (1985-1989).

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"For me, May 8 was a big relief"

by Wojciech Jaruzelski

11 May 2005

I will be one of four heads of state present who is also a veteran of that war. Vladimir V. Putin personally invited me and, in spite of criticisms, I will go to Moscow. I spoke about it with President Kwasniewski. As a veteran of the Polish army and as a commander of a company deployed in Elba (…)