Leon Kasman

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Leon Kasman
Leon Kasman.jpg
Chief editor of Trybuna Ludu
In office
8 September 1944 December 1953
Personal details
Born28 October 1905
Łódź, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
(today Poland)
Died12 July 1984(1984-07-12) (aged 78)
Warsaw, Poland
Resting place Powązki Military Cemetery
Citizenship Poland
Nationality Polish Jewish
Political party Polish United Worker's Party

Leon Kasman, pseudonyms "Adam," "Bolek," "Janowski," "Zygmunt" [1] (born 28 October 1905 in Łódź; died 12 July 1984 in Warsaw) was a Polish communist journalist and politician of Jewish descent. [2] [3] Head of the propaganda and agitation department of the Central Committee of the Polish Workers' Party. [4]

Leon Kasman's tombstone in Warsaw. Leon Kasman's tombstone.JPG
Leon Kasman’s tombstone in Warsaw.

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. [5] He was among the “Puławianie" [6] faction in PZPR. Leon Kasman died in 1984 and was buried at the Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw.

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