Romuald Spasowski

Romuald Spasowski
Spasowski in December 1981
Personal details
Born
Francis Romuald Spasowski

(1921-08-20)August 20, 1921
Warsaw, Republic of Poland
DiedAugust 9, 1995(1995-08-09) (aged 73)
Oakton, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeColumbia Gardens Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
SpouseWanda Alina Sikorska
ChildrenMaria Grochulska, Władysław Spasowski
Occupationdiplomat

Francis Romuald Spasowski (August 20, 1921 August 9, 1995), once an ardent Communist and Poland's ambassador to the United States, is best known for having defected at the height of the Solidarity crisis in 1981.