About Leon Kasman
Lived 1905 – 1984 (aged 78). Leon Kasman was a Polish journalist.
Leon Kasman, pseudonyms "Adam," "Bolek," "Janowski," "Zygmunt" (28 October 1905 – 12 July 1984) was a Polish communist journalist and politician of Jewish descent. Head of the propaganda and agitation department of the Central Committee of the Polish Workers' Party.
He was a first editor-in-chief of the Trybuna Ludu daily, deputy to the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic. As a result of the conflicts within the communist party, Kasman resigned from this function in December 1953. He was among the “Puławianie" faction in PZPR. Leon Kasman died in 1984 and was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.
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Who was Leon Kasman?
Polish journalist and politician (1905–1984)
When was Leon Kasman born?
Leon Kasman was born on 28 October 1905 in Łódź.
When did Leon Kasman die?
Leon Kasman died on 12 July 1984 in Warsaw.
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Leon Kasman was a journalist.
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Leon Kasman was Polish.
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