Edward Ochab
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| Edward Ochab | |
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| In office March 1956 – October 1956 | |
| 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 |
