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Gomulka

American  
[guh-mool-kuh] / gəˈmʊl kə /

noun

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


Gomulka British  
/ ɡəˈmʊlkə /

noun

  1. 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

The Soviets backed down, and Gomulka became a national hero.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Soviet troops massed in and around Poland that October, Gomulka is reported to have met Khrushchev's threat that he had mobilized his troops with the rejoinder, "So have I."

From Time Magazine Archive

In Gdansk and Gdynia, however, the protesters reviled Gomulka by name.

From Time Magazine Archive

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