# Edward Ochab - Chairman of the Council of State

URL: https://poland-history.com/rulers/edward-ochab
Reign: 1964–1968
Born-Died: 1906 - 1989
Dynasty: Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR)
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Ochab

Briefly party leader in 1956; resigned as head of state in protest at the antisemitic campaign of 1968.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Aleksander Zawadzki](https://poland-history.com/rulers/aleksander-zawadzki)
- Succeeded by: [Marian Spychalski](https://poland-history.com/rulers/marian-spychalski)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1964 - [Letter of 34](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1964-letter-of-34)
- 1964 - [Edward Ochab takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1964-edward-ochab-takes-office)
- 1965 - [Bishops' letter of reconciliation](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1965-bishops-letter-of-reconciliation)
- 1966 - [Millennium of Poland's Baptism](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1966-millennium-of-poland-s-baptism)
- 1968 - [Marian Spychalski takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1968-marian-spychalski-takes-office)
- 1968 - [March 1968](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1968-march-1968)
- 1968 - [Invasion of Czechoslovakia](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1968-invasion-of-czechoslovakia)