Barbara Jaruzelska
| Barbara Jaruzelska | |
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| First Lady of Poland | |
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In role July 18, 1989 – December 22, 1990 |
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| President | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
| Preceded by | Herself (1985–1989) |
| Succeeded by | Danuta Wałęsa |
| First Lady of the Polish People's Republic | |
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In role November 6, 1985 – July 18, 1989 |
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| President | Wojciech Jaruzelski |
| Preceded by | Jadwiga Wierzbicka |
| Succeeded by | Herself (1989–1990) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1931 Lublin, Poland |
| Died | May 29, 2017 (aged 85–86) |
| Spouse(s) | Wojciech Jaruzelski (m. 1961; his death 2014) |
| Children | Monika Jaruzelska (b. 1963) |
Halina Barbara Jaruzelska (née Ryfa; 1931 – May 29, 2017) was a Polish academic, philologist, and professor of German studies and language. Jaruzelska was the First Lady of Poland from 1985 to 1990 during the government of her husband, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, the President of the Polish People's Republic (1985–1989) and the President of the Republic of Poland (1989–1990). Professionally, Jaruzelska worked as a lecturer and German philology professor at the Institute of Appiled Linguistics at the University of Warsaw.
Jaruzelska died in on May 29, 2017, at the age of 86. She was survived by her daughter, journalist and designer Monika Jaruzelska. Her funeral was held at Saint Charles Borromeo Church in Warsaw on June 6, 2017. She was interred in Powązki Cemetery, while her husband, who died in 2014, was buried in a different cemetery, Powązki Military Cemetery.
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