Edward Ochab
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Edward Ochab | |
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First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party | |
In office March 1956 – October 1956 | |
Preceded by | Bolesław Bierut |
Succeeded by | Władysław Gomułka |
Personal details | |
Born | 1906 |
Died | 1989 |
Nationality | Polish |
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.