Adam Rapacki

Adam Rapacki
25th Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 27 April 1956 – 22 December 1968
Preceded by	Stanisław Skrzeszewski
Succeeded by	Stefan Jędrychowski
1st Minister of Higher Education
In office 15 May 1950[a] – 27 April 1956
Succeeded by	Stefan Żółkiewski
2nd Minister of Shipping
In office 16 April 1947 – 15 May 1950
Preceded by	Stefan Jędrychowski[b]
Succeeded by	Mieczysław Popiel
Personal details
Born	24 December 1909 Lviv, Austria-Hungary
Died	10 October 1970(1970-10-10) (aged 60) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic

Adam Rapacki (24 December 1909 – 10 October 1970) was a leading Polish Communist politician and diplomat from 1947 to 1968. He started in the socialist movement but in 1948 joined the Central Committee of the new Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR), and became a member of its Politburo. It had very close ties to the Kremlin. He is best known for his 1957 proposal for the creation of nuclear-free zones in Europe; it was never adopted.^[1] He maintained good relations with East Germany while warning against West German expansionism. Piotr Wandycz considers that he was well educated, cosmopolitan, pragmatic, liberal and ambitious, and imbued with a sense of patriotism and belief in cooperation with the left in Western Europe.^[2]

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