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Rapacki was born in ], ] in 24 December 1909.<ref name=ebritan>{{cite web|title=Adam Rapacki|url=http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491353/Adam-Rapacki|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref> He was a member of the ] from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the ]. He was also a member of the ] of the Central Committee up until 1968, onboard as the minister of seafaring and the minister of higher education and research. | Rapacki was born in ], ] in 24 December 1909.<ref name=ebritan>{{cite web|title=Adam Rapacki|url=http://global.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/491353/Adam-Rapacki|publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica|accessdate=13 June 2013}}</ref> He was a member of the ] from 1945 to 1948 as well as its successor, the ]. He was also a member of the ] 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 ]. On 2 October 1957, he presented at the ] his plan for a nuclear-free zone in ] (comprising ], ], East and West Germany) — known as the "Rapacki Plan".<ref name=HochscherfLaucht2010>{{cite book|author1=Tobias Hochscherf|author2=Christoph Laucht|author3=Andrew Plowman|title=Divided, But Not Disconnected: German Experiences of the Cold War|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OjA9e_XWOcQC&pg=PA100|accessdate=13 June 2013|year=2010|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-1-84545-646-7|pages=100}}</ref> | From 1956 to 1968, he was the foreign minister in the cabinet of ]. On 2 October 1957, he presented at the ] his plan for a nuclear-free zone in ] (comprising ], ], East and West Germany) — known as the "Rapacki Plan".<ref name=HochscherfLaucht2010>{{cite book|author1=Tobias Hochscherf|author2=Christoph Laucht|author3=Andrew Plowman|title=Divided, But Not Disconnected: German Experiences of the Cold War|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OjA9e_XWOcQC&pg=PA100|accessdate=13 June 2013|year=2010|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-1-84545-646-7|pages=100}}</ref><ref name=DijkGray2013>{{cite book|author1=Ruud van Dijk|author2=William Glenn Gray|author3=Svetlana Savranskaya|coauthors=Jeremi Suri, Qiang Zhai|title=Encyclopedia of the Cold War|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QgX0bQ3Enj4C&pg=PA373|accessdate=13 June 2013|date=13 May 2013|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-92311-2|pages=373}}</ref> | ||
Rapacki died in ], aged 60, on 10 October 1970.<ref name=ebritan/> | Rapacki died in ], aged 60, on 10 October 1970.<ref name=ebritan/> |
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Adam Rapacki (24 December 1909–10 October 1970) was a Polish politician and diplomat
Biography
Rapacki was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary in 24 December 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 2 October 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, aged 60, on 10 October 1970.
References
- ^ "Adam Rapacki". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- Tobias Hochscherf; Christoph Laucht; Andrew Plowman (2010). Divided, But Not Disconnected: German Experiences of the Cold War. Berghahn Books. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-84545-646-7. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- Ruud van Dijk; William Glenn Gray; Svetlana Savranskaya (13 May 2013). Encyclopedia of the Cold War. Taylor & Francis. p. 373. ISBN 978-1-135-92311-2. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
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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.
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