Mieczysław Rakowski

Mieczysław Franciszek Rakowski (December 1, 1926 – November 8, 2008) was a Polish communist politician, historian and journalist. He served as an officer in the Polish People's Army from 1945 to 1949. He served as Prime Minister of Poland from 1988 to 1989.

Mieczysław Rakowski
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland
In office September 27, 1988 – August 2, 1989
President	Wojciech Jaruzelski
Preceded by	Zbigniew Messner
Succeeded by	Czesław Kiszczak
7th First Secretary of the Central Committee of the PUWP
In office July 29, 1989 – January 29, 1990
Preceded by	Wojciech Jaruzelski
Succeeded by	office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1926-12-01)December 1, 1926 Kowalewko, Poland
Died	November 8, 2008(2008-11-08) (aged 81) Warsaw, Poland
Political party	Polish United Workers' Party
Spouse(s)	Elżbieta Kępińska
Occupation	Historian, Journalist

Rakowski died on November 8, 2008 from cancer in Warsaw at the age of 81.^[1]