Romek Strzałkowski Explained

Birth Name:	Roman Strzałkowski
Nickname:	Romek
Birth Date:	20 March 1943
Birth Place:	Warsaw, General Government
Death Place:	Poznań, Polish People's Republic
Nationality:	Polish
Known For:	victim of the suppression of the 1956 Poznań protests

Roman "Romek" Strzałkowski (March 20, 1943 – June 28, 1956) was a 13-year-old pupil killed during anti-communist protests in Poznań in 1956.^{[1] [2]} He has become one of the best-known symbols of anti-communist resistance in Poland. Since 1981, one of Poznań's streets has been named after him.^[3]

External links

• History of Romek's death (pl)

Notes and References

1. Book: Rowiński . Jan . Jaskułowski . Tytus . The Polish October 1956 in World Politics . 2007 . The Polish Institute of International Affairs . Warsaw . 157.
2. Book: Niegowska . Agnieszka . Borowski . Adam . Maciej . Robert . It All Began in Poland: 1939–1989 . 2009 . Oficyna Wydawnicza "Volumen" . Warsaw . 92.
3. Book: Starski . Stanislaw . Class Struggle in Classless Poland . 1982 . South End Press . Boston . 126.