Mieczysław Rakowski
Mieczysław Rakowski | |
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Rakowski in 2007 | |
| 7th First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party | |
| In office 29 July 1989 – 29 January 1990 | |
| President | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
| Prime Minister | Czesław Kiszczak Tadeusz Mazowiecki |
| Preceded by | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
| Succeeded by | Aleksander Kwaśniewski (As Leader of Social Democracy) |
| Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 27 September 1988 – 2 August 1989 | |
| President | Wojciech Jaruzelski (Jul - Aug 1989) |
| Chairman | Wojciech Jaruzelski (Sep 1988 - Jul 1989) |
| Preceded by | Zbigniew Messner |
| Succeeded by | Czesław Kiszczak |
| Deputy Prime Minister | |
| In office 12 February 1981 – 12 November 1985 | |
| President | Henryk Jabłoński |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1926 Kowalewko, Poznań Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 8 November 2008 (aged 81) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Polish United Workers' Party |
| Spouse | Elżbieta Kępińska |
| Occupation | Historian, Journalist |
Mieczysław Franciszek Rakowski (Polish: [mʲeˈt͡ʂɨswaf raˈkɔfskʲi] ⓘ; 1 December 1926 – 8 November 2008) was a Polish communist politician, historian and journalist who was Prime Minister of Poland from 1988 to 1989. He served as the seventh and final First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1989 to 1990.