Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Jaruzelski Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (; 6 July 1923 – 25 May 2014) was a Polish military officer and politician. He was First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party from 1981 to 1989, and as such was the last leader of the People's Republic of Poland. He also served as Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country's head of state from 1985 to 1990 (titled as Chairman of the Council of State from 1985 to 1989 and as President from 1989 to 1990). He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People's Army (LWP). He resigned
Wojciech Jaruzelski delivered the decision of deportation by several armed soldiers in Lithuanian and Polish. In the railway station, Jaruzelski was separated from his father, who was sent directly to a labor camp. Jaruzelski and his mother were sent to Biysk, Altai Krai, spending more than one month on the way. After that, Jaruzelski walked for 180 kilometers to Turochak where he was responsible for forest cleaning. During his labour work he was stricken with snow blindness and suffered permanent damage to his eyes as well as his back. His eye condition forced him to wear dark sunglasses most of the time