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Jacek Jan Kuroń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk ˈjan ˈkurɔɲ]; 3 March 1934 – 17 June 2004) was one of the democratic leaders of opposition in the People's Republic of Poland. He was widely known as the "godfather of the Polish opposition," not unlike Václav Havel in Czechoslovakia.
Jacek Jan Kuroń (ur. 3 marca 1934 we Lwowie, zm. 17 czerwca 2004 w Warszawie) – polski polityk, historyk, działacz tzw. czerwonego harcerstwa, jeden z przywódców opozycji w okresie Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej, współzałożyciel Komitetu Obrony Robotników. Poseł na Sejm X, I, II i III kadencji (1989–2001).
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Polish political dissident Jacek Kuroń (1934-2004) spent nearly a decade imprisoned for his actions and speeches during his country's long, often bleak ex periment with one-party state socialism. He was a key figure in Poland's Solidarity trade union movement in the late 1970s and early 1980s, then rose to the post of labor minister in his ...
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Jacek Jan Kuroń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjat͡sɛk ˈjan ˈkurɔɲ]; 3 March 1934 – 17 June 2004) was one of the democratic leaders of opposition in the People's Republic of Poland. He was widely known as the "godfather of the Polish opposition," not unlike Václav Havel in Czechoslovakia.
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Jacek Kuroń was one of the most prominent figures in post-war Poland. In numerous political and ideological speeches, both as a dissident and politician, he never forgot about culture – and that distinguished him from other politicians. He was also the author of a number of popular books.