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[[File:Albin Siwak PZPR.jpg|thumb|Albin Siwak in 1981]]'''Albin Siwak''' (January 27, 1933 – April 4, 2019<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eckardt |first1=Maciej |title=Wczoraj pochowano Albina Siwaka - ikonę PRL-u |url=https://www.salon24.pl/u/apropos/948643,wczoraj-pochowano-albina-siwaka-ikone-prl-u |accessdate=28 April 2019 |work=salon24.pl |agency=Salon24 |date=13 April 2019 |language=pl}}</ref>) was a Polish [[politician]], author of [[Memoir|memoirs]] and a [[Activism|social activist]].
[[File:Albin Siwak PZPR.jpg|thumb|Albin Siwak in 1981]]'''Albin Siwak''' (January 27, 1933 – April 4, 2019<ref>{{cite news |last1=Eckardt |first1=Maciej |title=Wczoraj pochowano Albina Siwaka - ikonę PRL-u |url=https://www.salon24.pl/u/apropos/948643,wczoraj-pochowano-albina-siwaka-ikone-prl-u |accessdate=28 April 2019 |work=salon24.pl |agency=Salon24 |date=13 April 2019 |language=pl}}</ref>) was a Polish [[politician]], author of [[Memoir|memoirs]] and a [[Activism|social activist]].
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Son of Józef and Czesława née Mielczarek.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aferyprawa.eu/Artykuly/Albin-Siwak-Bez-strachu-WSPOMNIENIA-STARE-I-NOWE-czyli-jak-ujarzmiano-Polske-i-Polakow|title=Aferyprawa - Albin Siwak - Bez strachu - WSPOMNIENIA STARE I NOWE - czyli jak ujarzmiano Polskę i Polaków.|website=www.aferyprawa.eu|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> He was born in [[Wołomin]]. In 1935 he and his family moved to [[Praga]].<ref name=":0" /> His father was a member of the [[Polish Socialist Party]], his mother worked as a [[housewife]]. He spent [[World War II]] and [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupation of Poland]] with his family in [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl/informacje/1102|title=Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej|website=katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> After the war, he and his father left for the [[Recovered Territories]], where in the village of [[Lutry, Poland|Lutry]] his father was appointed head of a village head.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gazetaolsztynska.pl/170857,Historia-Ochrzcili-mnie-betonem-i-ciemniakiem.html|title=Historia. Ochrzcili mnie betonem i ciemniakiem|website=gazetaolsztynska.pl|language=pl|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> He completed seven classes of [[Elementary School|elementary school]].
Son of Józef and Czesława née Mielczarek.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.aferyprawa.eu/Artykuly/Albin-Siwak-Bez-strachu-WSPOMNIENIA-STARE-I-NOWE-czyli-jak-ujarzmiano-Polske-i-Polakow|title=Aferyprawa - Albin Siwak - Bez strachu - WSPOMNIENIA STARE I NOWE - czyli jak ujarzmiano Polskę i Polaków.|website=www.aferyprawa.eu|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> He was born in [[Wołomin]]. In 1935 he and his family moved to [[Praga]].<ref name=":0" /> His father was a member of the [[Polish Socialist Party]], his mother worked as a [[housewife]]. He spent [[World War II]] and [[Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)|occupation of Poland]] with his family in [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl/informacje/1102|title=Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej|website=katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> After the war, he and his father left for the [[Recovered Territories]], where in the village of [[Lutry, Poland|Lutry]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gazetaolsztynska.pl/170857,Historia-Ochrzcili-mnie-betonem-i-ciemniakiem.html|title=Historia. Ochrzcili mnie betonem i ciemniakiem|website=gazetaolsztynska.pl|language=pl|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> He completed seven classes of [[Elementary School|elementary school]].


In 1950 he went to Warsaw in search of work. He was directed to the masonry brigade. He quickly became a [[Udarnik|shock worker]].<ref name="google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=foAmQJlcWu8C&pg=PA35|title=Politics of Time: Dynamics of Identity in Post-Communist Poland|last1=Koczanowicz|first1=Leszek|date=2008|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=9781845455101|location=New York|page=35|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> From the 1950s he was an active activist in [[Trade union|trade unions]]. From 1968 he belonged to the [[Polish United Workers' Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mysl-polska.pl/1874|title=Trwały ślad po Siwaku… {{!}} Myśl Polska|website=www.mysl-polska.pl|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> He was delegate for the VIII, IX and X Congress of the Polish United Workers' Party. In 1979, the Congress of Trade Unions elected him a member of the [[World Federation of Trade Unions]].
In 1950 he went to Warsaw in search of work. He was directed to the masonry brigade. He quickly became a [[Udarnik|shock worker]].<ref name="google.com">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=foAmQJlcWu8C&pg=PA35|title=Politics of Time: Dynamics of Identity in Post-Communist Poland|last1=Koczanowicz|first1=Leszek|date=2008|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=9781845455101|location=New York|page=35|accessdate=26 March 2016}}</ref> From the 1950s he was an active activist in [[Trade union|trade unions]]. From 1968 he belonged to the [[Polish United Workers' Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mysl-polska.pl/1874|title=Trwały ślad po Siwaku… {{!}} Myśl Polska|website=www.mysl-polska.pl|access-date=2020-01-13}}</ref> He was delegate for the VIII, IX and X Congress of the Polish United Workers' Party. In 1979, the Congress of Trade Unions elected him a member of the [[World Federation of Trade Unions]].

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Albin Siwak in 1981

Albin Siwak (January 27, 1933 – April 4, 2019[1]) was a Polish politician, author of memoirs and a social activist.

Biography

Son of Józef and Czesława née Mielczarek.[2] He was born in Wołomin. In 1935 he and his family moved to Praga.[2] His father was a member of the Polish Socialist Party, his mother worked as a housewife. He spent World War II and occupation of Poland with his family in Warsaw.[3] After the war, he and his father left for the Recovered Territories, where in the village of Lutry.[4] He completed seven classes of elementary school.

In 1950 he went to Warsaw in search of work. He was directed to the masonry brigade. He quickly became a shock worker.[5] From the 1950s he was an active activist in trade unions. From 1968 he belonged to the Polish United Workers' Party.[6] He was delegate for the VIII, IX and X Congress of the Polish United Workers' Party. In 1979, the Congress of Trade Unions elected him a member of the World Federation of Trade Unions.

From July 1981 was a member of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party. From 1981 to 1986 was a member of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party. In the 1980s, he was an opponent and critic of Solidarity movement. From 1986 he was a councilor of the Polish Embassy in Tripoli. Dismissed from his diplomatic position in March 1990 by Foreign Minister Krzysztof Skubiszewski.[7][5][8]

After 1990, he was a member of the Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland. He was removed from the party after the conflict with Leszek Miller.

References

  1. ^ Eckardt, Maciej (13 April 2019). "Wczoraj pochowano Albina Siwaka - ikonę PRL-u". salon24.pl (in Polish). Salon24. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Aferyprawa - Albin Siwak - Bez strachu - WSPOMNIENIA STARE I NOWE - czyli jak ujarzmiano Polskę i Polaków". www.aferyprawa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  3. ^ "Biuletyn Informacji Publicznej Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej". katalog.bip.ipn.gov.pl. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  4. ^ "Historia. Ochrzcili mnie betonem i ciemniakiem". gazetaolsztynska.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2020-01-12.
  5. ^ a b Koczanowicz, Leszek (2008). Politics of Time: Dynamics of Identity in Post-Communist Poland. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 35. ISBN 9781845455101. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Trwały ślad po Siwaku… | Myśl Polska". www.mysl-polska.pl. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
  7. ^ "Doc. 4880: Situation in Poland and East-West Relations". Documents: Working Papers of the Thirty-Fourth Ordinary Session, First Part, Volume 2. Stausborg: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. 19 April 1982. p. 58. 10. The most prominent of hardliners are Albin Siwak, a member of the Politburo and Tadeusz Grebski
  8. ^ Michnik, Adam (1998). Grudzińska Gross, Irena (ed.). Letters from freedom post-cold war realities and perspectives. Translated by Cave, Jane. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 271. ISBN 9780520922495. Retrieved 26 March 2016.


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