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Jaruzelski

American  
[yah-roo-zel-skee] / ˌyɑ ruˈzɛl ski /

noun

  1. Wojciech (Witold) 1923–2014, Polish general and political leader: prime minister 1981–85; president 1989–90.


Jaruzelski British  
/ jaruːˈʒɛlski /

noun

  1. Wojciech (ˈvɔɪtʃɛk). born 1923, Polish statesman and soldier; prime minister (1981–85); head of state 1985–90 (as president from 1989)

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Urban earned a reputation for his sarcasm and acid tongue in the early 1980s when he served as the spokesman for the government of Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

On July 29, Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, the man who in 1981 had imposed martial law to crush Solidarity, resigned as Communist Party leader but remained as president.

From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022

Good software is “becoming the oxygen” for established companies, said Barry Jaruzelski, a principal at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP who focuses on research and development and technology.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2016

In April 1989, Jaruzelski legalized Solidarity and agreed to hold Poland’s first free election since the Communists took power.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

On the night of Dec. 13, 1981, Polish general Wojciech Jaruzelski, who had taken power that October, imposed martial law.

From Washington Post

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