| Revision as of 00:18, 25 April 2008 editMungo Kitsch (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers37,924 edits →Further reading: The DEFAULTSORT is no use here.← Previous edit | Revision as of 06:52, 17 May 2008 edit undoNihil novi (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users56,583 edits Assorted edits.Next edit → | ||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| '''Adam Rapacki''' (], ]–], ]) was a ] politician and diplomat. | '''Adam Rapacki''' (], ]–], ]) was a ] politician and diplomat. | ||
| ==Life== | |||
| Rapacki was born in ], ] in ]. He was a member of the ] from ] to ] as well as its successor, the ]. He was also a member of the ] of the Central Committee up until ], onboard as the Minister of Seafaring and the Minister of Higher Education and Research. | Rapacki was born in ], ] in ]. He was a member of the ] from ] to ] as well as its successor, the ]. He was also a member of the ] of the Central Committee up until ], onboard as the Minister of Seafaring and the Minister of Higher Education and Research. | ||
| From 1956 to 1968, he was the Foreign Minister in the cabinet of ]. On ], ], he presented at the ] his plan for a nuclear-free zone in Central Europe (comprising ], ], East and West ]) — known as the "Rapacki Plan". | From 1956 to 1968, he was the Foreign Minister in the cabinet of ]. On ], ], he presented at the ] his plan for a nuclear-free zone in Central Europe (comprising ], ], East and West ]) — known as the "Rapacki Plan". | ||
| Rapacki died in ], ] in ]. |
Rapacki died in ], ] in ]. | ||
| ==See also== | |||
| *] | |||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| Line 12: | Line 16: | ||
| ==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
| *Ozinga, James R., ''The Rapacki Plan |
*Ozinga, James R., ''The Rapacki Plan: the 1957 Proposal to Denuclearize Central Europe, and an Analysis of Its Rejection,'' Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Co, 1989, ISBN 0-89950-445-0. | ||
| {{Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Poland}} | {{Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Poland}} | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 17 May 2008
Adam Rapacki (December 24, 1909–October 10, 1970) was a Polish politician and diplomat.
Life
Rapacki was born in Lwów, Ukraine in 1909. He was a member of the Polish Socialist Party from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the Polish United Workers' Party. He was also a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee up until 1968, onboard as the Minister of Seafaring and the Minister of Higher Education and Research.
From 1956 to 1968, he was the Foreign Minister in the cabinet of Józef Cyrankiewicz. On October 2, 1957, he presented at the United Nations his plan for a nuclear-free zone in Central Europe (comprising Czechoslovakia, Poland, East and West Germany) — known as the "Rapacki Plan".
Rapacki died in Warsaw, Poland in 1970.
See also
External links
- Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones (NWFZ) At a Glance, Arms Control Association, July 2003.
Further reading
- Ozinga, James R., The Rapacki Plan: the 1957 Proposal to Denuclearize Central Europe, and an Analysis of Its Rejection, Jefferson, NC, McFarland & Co, 1989, ISBN 0-89950-445-0.
 | This biographical article about a Polish politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |