Leon Kasman, pseudonyms "Adam," "Bolek," "Janowski," "Zygmunt" (born 28 October 1905 in

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; died 12 July 1984 in Warsaw) was a Polish communist journalist and politician of Jewish descent. Head of the propaganda and agitation department of the Central Committee of the

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. He was a first editor-in-chief of the ''

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'' daily, deputy to the

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of the

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. As a result of the conflicts within the communist party, Kasman resigned from this function in December 1953. He was among the “ Puławianie" faction in PZPR. Leon Kasman died in 1984 and was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in

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