Gomulka

American

[guh-mool-kuh] / gəˈmʊl kə /

noun

Wladyslaw 1905–82, Polish political leader: First Secretary of the Polish Communist Party 1956–70.

Gomulka British

/ ɡəˈmʊlkə /

noun

Władysław (vwaˈdiswaf). 1905–82, Polish statesman; first secretary of the Polish Communist Party (1956–70)

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Defending lawyer Michael Gomulka said the defendant, who had a gambling addiction, acted out of greed.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2015

Mr Gomulka said Ibrahim had been a man of "previous good character" and described the case as "almost Shakespearean".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2015

As every Pole knows, it was the "bread and freedom" riots of Poznan that carried Gomulka to power in 1956; he was heralded then as the man who could hold the country together.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wladyslaw Gomulka, Poland's longtime party boss, was bounced from office.

From Time Magazine Archive

But Gomulka, an ardent nationalist as well as a Communist, soon ran afoul of the Stalinist tendencies in the Polish party.

From Time Magazine Archive

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