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Featured Article: Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
Kosciuszko, Tadeusz, kos ee UHS koh or kawsh CHOOSH kaw, tah deh oosh (1746-1817), was a Polish patriot who fought for the independence of the United States and Poland. See more »
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Casimir III
Casimir III (1310-1370), known as Casimir the Great, was king of Poland from 1333 to 1370.
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Gierek, GYEH ruhk, Edward (1913-2001), was first secretary of the Communist Party of Poland from 1970 to 1980.
See more »Jaruzelski, Wojciech
Jaruzelski, Wojciech, yah roo ZEHL skee, VOY chehk (1923-...), was the top leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989.
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John III Sobieski, saw BYEHS kee (1624-1696), was king of Poland when the threat to Christendom from the Ottoman Empire, based in what is now Turkey, was at its height.
See more »Kania, Stanislaw
Kania, Stanislaw, KAHN yah, stah NEE slahf (1927-...), served as first secretary of the Communist Party of Poland from September 1980 to October 1981.
See more »Kosciuszko, Tadeusz
Kosciuszko, Tadeusz, kos ee UHS koh or kawsh CHOOSH kaw, tah deh oosh (1746-1817), was a Polish patriot who fought for the independence of the United States and Poland.
See more »Kwasniewski, Aleksander
Kwasniewski, kvahsh NYEV skee, Aleksander (1954-...), served as president of Poland from 1995 to 2005.
See more »Mazowiecki, Tadeusz
Mazowiecki, Tadeusz, mah zoh VYEHT skee, tah DAY oosh (1927-...), was prime minister of Poland from August 1989 until November 1990.
See more »Pilsudski, Jozef
Pilsudski, Jozef, peel SOOT skee, YOO zehf (1867-1935), a Polish patriot, led a movement to liberate Poland from Russia and helped unite his country.
See more »Sienkiewicz, Henryk
Sienkiewicz, Henryk, shehn KYEH veech, HEHN rihk (1846-1916), was a popular Polish novelist.
See more »Walesa, Lech
Walesa, Lech, vah WEHN sah, lehk (1943-...), was president of Poland from 1990 to 1995.
See more »Wladyslaw II Jagiello
Wladyslaw II Jagiello, vlah DIH slahf yah GYEHL law (1351?-1434), united Poland and Lithuania under his rule.
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