Edward Osóbka-Morawski
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Edward Osóbka-Morawski AUD (October 5, 1909 – January 9, 1997) was a Polish
activist in PPS
before World War II, and after the Soviet takover of Poland, Chairman of the Communist interim government called the Polish Committee of National Liberation
(Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego) formed in Lublin
with Stalin's approval and backing.
In October 1944, Osóbka-Morawski was given the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture. Several months later, in June 1945, he was appointed as Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of National Unity
(Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej), in office until February 1947. In 1949, at the advent of Stalinism in Poland he was fired from his new job of the Minister of Public Administration for "deviationist" tendencies in spite of having been a devout Stalinist. He was admitted to the communist party (PZPR) during the Polish October
revolution of 1956. He worked as a party official throughout most of his life in the People's Republic of Poland
prior to the collapse of the Soviet empire
, and in 1990 attempted to recreate the old PPS
however unsuccessfully. He died in 1997.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
activist in PPS
Polish Socialist Party
The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...
before World War II, and after the Soviet takover of Poland, Chairman of the Communist interim government called the Polish Committee of National Liberation
Polish Committee of National Liberation
The Polish Committee of National Liberation , also known as the Lublin Committee, was a provisional government of Poland, officially proclaimed 21 July 1944 in Chełm under the direction of State National Council in opposition to the Polish government in exile...
(Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego) formed in Lublin
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
with Stalin's approval and backing.
In October 1944, Osóbka-Morawski was given the role of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture. Several months later, in June 1945, he was appointed as Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of National Unity
Provisional Government of National Unity
The Provisional Government of National Unity was a government formed by a decree of the State National Council on 28 June 1945. It was created as a coalition government between Polish Communists and the Polish government-in-exile...
(Tymczasowy Rząd Jedności Narodowej), in office until February 1947. In 1949, at the advent of Stalinism in Poland he was fired from his new job of the Minister of Public Administration for "deviationist" tendencies in spite of having been a devout Stalinist. He was admitted to the communist party (PZPR) during the Polish October
Polish October
Polish October, also known as October 1956, Polish thaw, or Gomułka's thaw, marked a change in the Polish internal political scene in the second half of 1956...
revolution of 1956. He worked as a party official throughout most of his life in the People's Republic of Poland
People's Republic of Poland
The People's Republic of Poland was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1990. Although the Soviet Union took control of the country immediately after the liberation from Nazi Germany in 1944, the name of the state was not changed until eight years later...
prior to the collapse of the Soviet empire
Revolutions of 1989
The Revolutions of 1989 were the revolutions which overthrew the communist regimes in various Central and Eastern European countries.The events began in Poland in 1989, and continued in Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia and...
, and in 1990 attempted to recreate the old PPS
Polish Socialist Party
The Polish Socialist Party was one of the most important Polish left-wing political parties from its inception in 1892 until 1948...
however unsuccessfully. He died in 1997.
See also
- Stalinism in Poland
- Socialist realism in PolandSocialist realism in PolandSocialist realism in Poland was an official Communist doctrine used by the pro-Soviet government in the process of forcible Stalinization of the postwar People's Republic of Poland. The policy was introduced in 1949 by a decree of the Polish United Workers' Party Minister Włodzimierz Sokorski...