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Romuald Spasowski was born on 20 August, 1921 in Warsaw, Republic of Poland, is a best known for having defected at the height of the Solidarity crisis in 1981. Discover Romuald Spasowski's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

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Occupation diplomat
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 20 August 1921
Birthday 20 August
Birthplace Warsaw, Republic of Poland
Date of death 9 August, 1995
Died Place Oakton, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality Poland

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His wife is Wanda Alina Sikorska

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Children Maria Grochulska, Władysław Spasowski

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1921

F. Romuald Spasowski (August 20, 1921 – August 9, 1995), once an ardent Communist and Poland's ambassador to the United States, is best known for having defected at the height of the Solidarity crisis in 1981.

Francis Romuald Spasowski was born in Warsaw, Poland on August 20, 1921.

His father, Władysław, was a university professor and leading intellectual.

Although not a member of the Polish Communist party, Władysław Spasowski wrote "The Liberation of Man," an important Communist theoretical work, and raised Romuald to believe in Marxism long before it was fashionable in some Polish intellectual circles.

1939

Romuald studied and then taught at the College of Mechanics until Poland's invasion by Germany in 1939, then by Soviets in 1942.

The Spasowski family was active in the Polish resistance during World War II.

Spasowski and his father were arrested several times by the German occupying Poland police Gestapo.

1941

His father committed suicide in 1941 after being tortured by the Nazis.

Spasowski hid in his mother's home in Milanówek for a time, where the family harbored several Jewish families.

1942

In 1942 he fled to the Soviet Union.

Spasowski served as an officer in the Polish Army division formed in the Soviet Union under General Zygmunt Berling.

Intensely loyal to Poland and convinced that Communism held great promise for his homeland, he joined the Polish United Worker's Party, the official Communist party in Poland, and entered government service almost immediately after the war.

In time, Spasowski served on the Central Auditing Commission, which maintained and audited the party's finances.

Spasowski was appointed a member of the Polish War Crimes Mission at the Nuremberg trials.

1943

He kept a low profile during the Cold War with the exception his annual appearances at observances marking the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising of 1943.

His and his family's commitment to religious tolerance led him to denounce Polish anti-Semitism during these occasions.

1951

Fluent in both English and Spanish, Spasowski served at the embassy in London from 1951 to 1953 and then two years as ambassador to Argentina.

1955

Spasowski's first tour as Polish ambassador to the United States lasted from 1955 to 1961.

He was the youngest member of the ambassadorial corps at the time.

1958

In a speech in 1958, Spasowski said, 'I will not say to you here that in Poland anti-Semitism has been eliminated.'

1964

In 1964, Spasowski represented Poland as a member of the International Commission for Supervision and Control in Vietnam, which was established to mediate peace between Hanoi and Saigon during the Vietnam War.

1967

From 1967 till 1971 Spasowski served as Poland's ambassador to India.

1970

In the mid-1970s, Spasowski was named Deputy Foreign Minister in the Polish Foreign Ministry.

In the mid-1970s he also served as the Chief of the Polish Military Mission in West Berlin.

1978

Spasowski returned to the United States for a second tour as ambassador in 1978.

Spasowski's wife had been a practicing Catholic for many years.

The former Wanda Alina Sikorska was a cousin of Poland's former prime minister, General Władysław Sikorski.

Wanda Spasowska's influence and religious views helped undermine her husband's belief in Communism.

For years, Spasowski's faith in the Polish Communist regime had been wavering, but the ascension of a Pole to the papacy in 1978 provided the impetus for a clear break.

The day Karol Cardinal Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II, Spasowski attended a special Mass at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., taking a place of honor in the first pew.

It marked the beginning of an increasingly contentious relationship with the Polish Foreign Ministry.

1980

The formation of Solidarity in September 1980 deeply moved Spasowski.

He is said to have privately voiced support for Solidarity's leader, Lech Wałęsa, and the labor movement's goals.

1981

Spasowski's daughter and son-in-law, supporters of Solidarity, fled to the United States early in 1981 and received asylum.

In October 1981, the Polish government ordered Spasowski home.

He protested, and the recall order was rescinded.

On December 13, 1981, Polish government leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski started a crack-down on Solidarity, declaring martial law.

On the afternoon of December 19, 1981, Spasowski telephoned the U.S. State Department to announce that he was defecting and requesting asylum.

The next day he told a worldwide radio audience that he had defected to show support for Solidarity and Lech Wałęsa.

"The cruel night of darkness and silence was spread over my country," he said.