Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Komitet Centralny Polskiej Zjednoczonej Partii Robotniczej, KC PZPR) was the central ruling body of the

Polish United Workers' Party The Polish United Workers' Party ( pl, Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza; ), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989. The PZPR had led two other lega ...

, the dominant political party in the People's Republic of Poland (1948-1990).

Functions

Members of the Committee convened about every four months. The Committee elected representatives to various bodies, among which the most important was the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' Party, which took actions between the conventions.

Leaders

By the year 1954 the head of the party was the Chair of the Central Committee. They ''de facto'' replaced the abolished position of the

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: * Secretary General

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(December 22, 1948 – March 12, 1956) * First Secretary

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(March 20, 1956 – October 21, 1956) * First Secretary

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(October 21, 1956 - December 20, 1970) * First Secretary

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(December 20, 1970 – September 6, 1980) * First Secretary Stanisław Kania (September 6, 1980 – October 18, 1981) * First Secretary

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(October 18, 1981 – July 29, 1989) * First Secretary

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(July 29, 1989 – January 29, 1990)

Seat

By 1990 the decision-making center was situated in a building erected by obligatory subscription in the years 1948–1952. The shares, called ″little bricks" (in Polish ''"cegiełka"'') with nominal values of 50-, 100-, and 500 zlotys, were distributed among the entire society. The building was officially called the Party's House, and was also known as the White House or the House of Sheep. Since 1991 the Bank-Financial Center "New World" is located in this building. In 1991-2000 the

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had also its seat in this building. From 1918 to 1931 a building with the seat of communication department was located in that place. Earlier – from the November Uprising to 1918 – there was also the seat of the Clearing-House.

Functions

Leaders

Seat

See also