Birth of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Birth of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Wladyslaw Gomulka Biography and Timeline
Follow Wladyslaw Gomulka through 18 dated historical records for Poland.
Wladyslaw Gomulka, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
18Distinct records
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1905–1982Years on this page
1905
1926
Communist Party
Appointed Member of secret Communist Party in Poland
1936
Arrest of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gomulka is arrested
1939
Arrest of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Escapes after the German invasion of Poland
1943
Secretary General of Polish Workers Party
Appointed Secretary General of the Polish Workers Party
Polish Workers
Helps establish the Polish Workers Party
1945
Deputy Prime Minister
Appointed Deputy Prime Minister
Role range: 1945-1949
Minister of Annexed Territories
Appointed Minister of territories annexed from Germany
Role range: 1945-1947
1949
Dismissal
Dismissed for supporting Yugoslavia
Role range: 1945-1949
Purge
Purged for supporting Yugoslavia
Role range: 1945-1949
1951
Arrest of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Kept in "protective custody" for being considerred too nationalistic by Moscow
Arrest of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gomulka is arrested
1954
Arrest of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Gomulka is released from prison
1956
First Secretary
Appointed First Secretary of the Polish United Workers Party
Role range: 1956-1970
Arrest of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Readmitted into the Polish United Workers Party
PUWP
Appointed Member of PUWP, readmitted
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Polish United Workers Party
Role range: 1956-1970
1982
Death of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Death of Wladyslaw Gomulka
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.