# Wojciech Jaruzelski

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 0 sources.

- Kind: person
- Role: First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party and Prime Minister of Poland
- Jurisdiction: PL

## Incidents

| Date | Incident | Role | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 13, 1981 | [Poland's martial law government shuts nearly all newspapers and interns journalists overnight](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1981-poland-martial-law-press-suspended) | announced | historical |

Timeline: https://thewaronnews.com/timeline/actor/wojciech-jaruzelski. As head of government: https://thewaronnews.com/leaders/wojciech-jaruzelski

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