About Barbara Jaruzelska
Lived 1931 – 2017 (aged 86). Barbara Jaruzelska was a Polish university teacher, germanist, translator and dancer.
Halina Barbara Jaruzelska (née Ryfa; 23 January 1931 – 29 May 2017) was a Polish academic, philologist, and professor of German studies and language. Jaruzelska was the First Lady of Poland from 1985 to 1990 during the government of her husband, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, the President of the Polish People's Republic (1985–1989) and the President of the Republic of Poland (1989–1990). Professionally, Jaruzelska worked as a lecturer and German philology professor at the Institute of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warsaw.
Jaruzelska died in on 29 May 2017, aged 86.
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Who was Barbara Jaruzelska?
Polish university teacher (1931-2017)
When was Barbara Jaruzelska born?
Barbara Jaruzelska was born on 23 January 1931 in Lublin.
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Barbara Jaruzelska died on 29 May 2017 in Warsaw.
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Barbara Jaruzelska was a university teacher, germanist, translator and dancer.
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Barbara Jaruzelska was Polish.
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