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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

Worker riots in 1970 over increased food prices had toppled the Gomulka regime.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

In October, Wladyslaw Gomulka had been elected First Secretary of the Polish party's Central Committee in defiance of the Soviets.

From Time Magazine Archive

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