Henryk Jabłoński
Henryk Jabłoński | |
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5th Chairman of the Council of State of the People's Republic of Poland | |
In office 28 March 1972 – 6 November 1985 | |
Preceded by | Józef Cyrankiewicz |
Succeeded by | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 December 1909 Stary Waliszew, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | 27 January 2003 (aged 93) Warsaw, Poland |
Political party | Polish Socialist Party Polish United Workers' Party |
Profession | Historian |
Henryk Jan Jabłoński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈxɛnrɨk jaˈbwɔɲskʲi]; 27 December 1909 – 27 January 2003) was a Polish historian and politician. After 1948, he became a politician of the ruling Polish United Workers' Party, as well as a historian and professor at Warsaw University. He served as head of state of the People's Republic of Poland between 1972 and 1985.
Life and career
Jabłoński was born in Stary Waliszew in the Warsaw Governorate of Congress Poland. From 1931, he was a member of the Polish Socialist Party (PPS). During World War II he fought in the battle of Narvik (Norway) and then joined the French Resistance. In 1945 Jabłoński become a member of the State National Council (KRN), and during the years 1946 and 1948 he had high functions in the PPS (chairman of Central State Committee and its vice-leader). He approved joining the PPS with the Polish Workers' Party (PPR, Polska Partia Robotnicza).
From 1947 to 1972, he was a deputy to the Sejm. In 1948 he was appointed professor at Warsaw University (from 1952 member of Polish Academy of Sciences – PAN). Between 1948 and 1981, Henryk Jabłoński was in the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party (KC PZPR).
In 1972, on the initiative of Edward Gierek, Jablonski was chosen the de iure leader (chairman of the Council of State) of the People's Republic of Poland. From 1976 to 1983 he was a chief of the Front of National Unity (FJN, Front Jedności Narodu). From 1983 to 1990 he was chief of ZBoWiD, the Society of Fighters for Freedom and Democracy, an organisation of war veterans. In 1985 he was replaced as head of state by General Wojciech Jaruzelski. His wife Jadwiga Jabłońska died in 1999.
Honours and awards
- Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, earlier Commander's Cross
- Order of the Builders of People's Poland
- Order of the Banner of Labour (Poland), 1st class
- Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
- Deed Combat Cross Polish Armed Forces in the West (1989)
- Gold Medal of Merit for National Defence
- Great Star of Honour of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria
- Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
- Order of Georgi Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
- Order of the White Lion, First Class with Chain (CSSR)
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
- Order of the Two Rivers, 1st Class (Iraq)
- Order of José Marti (Cuba)
- Collars of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico)
- Order of Sukhbaatar (Mongolia)
- Great Chain of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator (Portugal)
- Great Banner of the Order of the Umayyads (Syria)
- Order of the Flag of the Republic of Hungary, 1st class
- Order of the October Revolution (USSR)
- Order of Friendship of Peoples (USSR)
- Order of the Badge of Honour (USSR)
- State Award, Grade II – 1955
- State Prize – 1964
- Special National Award – 1979
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- 1909 births
- 2003 deaths
- People from Łowicz County
- Politicians from Warsaw Governorate
- Polish Socialist Party politicians
- Members of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party
- Heads of state of the Polish People's Republic
- Education ministers of Poland
- Government ministers of Poland
- Members of the State National Council
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1947–1952
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1952–1956
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1957–1961
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1961–1965
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1965–1969
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1969–1972
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1972–1976
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1976–1980
- Members of the Polish Sejm 1980–1985
- Puławianie
- Members of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Foreign Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences
- Foreign Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Academic staff of the University of Warsaw
- Polish People's Army generals
- Polish military personnel of World War II
- French Resistance members
- Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989)
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Recipients of the Order of the Builders of People's Poland
- Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work
- Recipients of the Order of the Cross of Grunwald, 3rd class
- Grand Collars of the Order of Prince Henry
- Collars of the Order of the White Lion
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Recipients of the State Award Badge (Poland)