Edward Mikołaj Babiuch (; 28 December 1927 – 1 February 2021) was a Polish Communist political figure. He was one of four deputy chairmen of the

Polish Council of State The Council of State of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Rada Państwa) was introduced by the Small Constitution of 1947 as an organ of executive power. The Council of State consisted of the President of the Republic of Poland as chairman, the Marsha ...

1976–1980. Babiuch served as the 50th

Prime Minister of Poland The President of the Council of Ministers ( pl, Prezes Rady Ministrów, lit=Chairman of the Council of Ministers), colloquially referred to as the prime minister (), is the head of the cabinet and the head of government of Poland. The responsibi ...

from 18 February to 24 August 1980. He died in February 2021 at the age of 93.Obituary Article
In Polish. He was the longest-lived former Polish prime minister, improving on the record of

Adam Jerzy Czartoryski Adam Jerzy Czartoryski (; lt, Аdomas Jurgis Čartoriskis; 14 January 177015 July 1861), in English known as Adam George Czartoryski, was a Polish nobleman, statesman, diplomat and author. The son of a wealthy prince, he began his political c ...

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