Murder of Grzegorz Przemyk

Grzegorz Przemyk
Born(1964-05-17)17 May 1964
Warsaw, Poland
Died14 May 1983(1983-05-14) (aged 18)
Warsaw, Poland
Cause of deathBeaten to death by functionaries of Milicja Obywatelska (Citizens' Militia)
Resting placePowązki Cemetery
52°15′03″N 20°58′14″E / 52.25083°N 20.97056°E / 52.25083; 20.97056
EducationXVII Modrzewski High School in Warsaw
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Grzegorz Przemyk (17 May 1964 – 14 May 1983) was an aspiring Polish poet from Warsaw, who was murdered by members of the Communist police force, the Milicja Obywatelska (Citizens' Militia). His killing was one of many such politically motivated murders perpetrated against democratic opposition by the Communist regime of Poland during the martial law period.

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