High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounced ( listen); born 6 July 1923) is a retired Polish military officer and Communist politician. He was the last Communist leader of Poland from 1981 to 1989, Prime Minister from 1981 to 1985 and the country`s head of state from 1985 to 1990. He was also the last commander-in-chief of the Polish People`s Army (LWP). He resigned from power after the Polish Round Table Agreement in 1989 led to democratic elections in Poland.