About Henryk Wujec
Lived 1940 – 2020 (aged 79). Henryk Wujec was a Polish trade unionist, politician, physicist and dissident.
Henryk Wujec (25 December 1940
Wujec was born in Podlesie, Biłgoraj County. As a child, he was interned at Majdanek concentration camp. He graduated from Warsaw University with a degree in Physics and went on to study electron technology as a postgraduate in 1970.
A physicist by profession, Wujec was an activist in the Solidarity movement of the 1980s. In 1984, he was imprisoned at Białołęka for his political activities.
He died at the age of 79 on 15 August 2020 after a long illness. He was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery and posthumously awarded Poland's highest order, the Order of the White Eagle.
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Who was Henryk Wujec?
Polish politician and deputy
When was Henryk Wujec born?
Henryk Wujec was born on 25 December 1940 in Podlesie.
When did Henryk Wujec die?
Henryk Wujec died on 15 August 2020 in Warsaw.
What was Henryk Wujec's occupation?
Henryk Wujec was a trade unionist, politician, physicist and dissident.
What nationality was Henryk Wujec?
Henryk Wujec was Polish.
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