His Excellency Bolesław Bierut
Bolesław Bierut
President of the Republic of Poland
In office 5 February 1947 – 20 November 1952[1]
Prime Minister	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Preceded by	Himself as President of the Popular Council
Succeeded by	Office abolished Aleksander Zawadzki (as Chairman of the Council of State) Wojciech Jaruzelski (After office was restored)
President of the Popular Council
In office 31 December 1944 – 4 February 1947
Prime Minister	Edward Osóbka-Morawski
Preceded by	Władysław Raczkiewicz as President in Exile
Succeeded by	Himself as President of Poland
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland[source?]
In office 21 November 1952 – 18 March 1954
Preceded by	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Succeeded by	Józef Cyrankiewicz
Personal details
Born	(1892-04-18)18 April 1892 Rury, Lublin Governorate, Congress Poland
Died	12 March 1956(1956-03-12) (aged 63) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Communist Party of Poland Polish Workers' Party Polish United Workers' Party
Spouse(s)	Wanda Górska (1903-1983)

Bolesław Bierut was a Polish Communist leader. He became President of Poland after the Soviet Union took leadership of the country. Bierut was a strong supporter of Stalinism.