Edward Ochab
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Edward Ochab (ˈɛdvart ˈɔxap; 1906–1989) was a Polish
Communist
politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party in the People's Republic of Poland
between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw. Political coniuncturalist with a Stalinist past, Ochab was deputy chairman of the Polish Council of State
1961–1964 and as such one of four acting Chairmen of the Council of State from 7 to 12 August 1964. Ochab served as Chairman of the Council of State (head of state
) in the years 1964-1968. He withdrew from politics in 1968 in the aftermath of the anti-Semitic campaign conducted by his own governing Polish United Workers' Party
.
The wife of Edward Ochab, Rachel, stemmed from a Hasidic family of Oshpitzin (Auschwitz), residing in Israel
, with whom the couple maintained correspondence.
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...
Communist
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
politician promoted to the position of the First Secretary of the Communist party 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...
between 20 March and 21 October 1956, just prior to the Gomułka thaw. Political coniuncturalist with a Stalinist past, Ochab was deputy chairman of the Polish Council of State
Polish Council of State
The Council of State of the Republic of Poland was introduced by the 1947 Small Constitution. It consisted of the President of the Republic of Poland, the Marshal and Vicemarshals of Constituent Sejm, President of the Supreme Chamber of Control and could consist of other members...
1961–1964 and as such one of four acting Chairmen of the Council of State from 7 to 12 August 1964. Ochab served as Chairman of the Council of State (head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
) in the years 1964-1968. He withdrew from politics in 1968 in the aftermath of the anti-Semitic campaign conducted by his own governing Polish United Workers' Party
Polish United Workers' Party
The Polish United Workers' Party was the Communist party which governed the People's Republic of Poland from 1948 to 1989. Ideologically it was based on the theories of Marxism-Leninism.- The Party's Program and Goals :...
.
The wife of Edward Ochab, Rachel, stemmed from a Hasidic family of Oshpitzin (Auschwitz), residing in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, with whom the couple maintained correspondence.
See also
- Them: Stalin's Polish Puppets by Teresa TorańskaTeresa ToranskaTeresa Torańska is a Polish journalist. She is perhaps best known for her award winning book, Oni .-Biography:Teresa Torańska was born on January 1, 1944 in Wołkowysk, Belarus, which was then part of the occupied Second Polish Republic. She graduated from the Warsaw University's Department of Law...