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Tomasz DabalFigure of the Polish revolutionary movement
Date of Birth: 29.12.1890
Country:  Poland |
Content:
- Early Life and Revolutionary Activities
- Military Service and the Tarnobrzeg Uprising
- Founding of the Communist Party
- Imprisonment and Exile
- International and Academic Career
- Later Career in Moscow
- Arrest and Execution
Early Life and Revolutionary Activities
Walenty Mikolajczyk was a prominent figure in the Polish revolutionary movement. He pursued legal studies in Vienna and medicine in Krakow. In 1911, he joined the Polish Peasants' Party.
Military Service and the Tarnobrzeg Uprising
During World War I, Mikolajczyk served as a lieutenant in the Austrian army. In 1918, he led peasant uprisings in Tarnobrzeg with Father Eugeniusz Okon. On November 6, he proclaimed the establishment of the Tarnobrzeg Republic.
Founding of the Communist Party
After the suppression of the uprising, Mikolajczyk was elected to the Constituent Sejm of Poland and founded the Peasant Radical Party. In September 1920, he joined the Communist Party of Poland and formed the Communist faction in the Sejm with Stanislaw Lancucki.
Imprisonment and Exile
In 1921, Mikolajczyk was arrested and sentenced to 10 years in prison. In 1923, he was exchanged with other prisoners and deported to the Soviet Union.
International and Academic Career
In the Soviet Union, Mikolajczyk played a role in the establishment of the Peasant International and served as its deputy general secretary from 1923 to 1928. He later became Vice-President of the Belarusian Academy of Sciences, director of the Institute of Economics, and a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Byelorussia.
Later Career in Moscow
In Moscow, Mikolajczyk edited the Polish-language newspaper "Soviet Tribune" and headed a department at the Moscow Institute of Mechanization and Electrification.
Arrest and Execution
On December 29, 1936, Mikolajczyk was arrested in connection with the "Polish Military Organization" case. He was executed and subsequently rehabilitated in 1955.
