Description
Speeches, writings, interview transcripts, correspondence, notes, printed matter, photographs, and videotapes, relating to
political conditions in Poland and to the transition from communist to post-communist government.
Background
General Czeslaw Kiszczak was the last communist Prime Minister of Poland.
He played an important role in the 1981 implementation of martial law in Poland.
He was also known for taking part in suppressing the Solidarity movement in Poland. Kiszczak was Poland's last communist
leader before the country's transition to democracy. He died in Warsaw on 5 November 2015.
Extent
23 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes
(19.5 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Availability
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.