Witold Kieżun
Witold Kieżun | |
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| Native name | Witold Jerzy Kieżun |
| Nickname(s) | "Wypad" "2786" "Krak" |
| Born | 6 February 1922 Wilno, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania) |
| Died | 12 June 2021 (aged 99) Warsaw, Poland |
| Allegiance | Poland |
| Branch | Union of Armed Struggle Home Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Podporucznik |
| Unit | "Baszta" Battalion "Karpaty" Battalion "Gustaw" Battalion |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Order of Virtuti Militari Several others (see below) |
Witold Jerzy Kieżun (6 February 1922 – 12 June 2021) was a Polish economist, soldier of the Home Army (the Polish resistance movement against German occupation during World War II), participant of the Warsaw uprising and prisoner in the Soviet Gulags. Kieżun was a former professor at Temple University, Duquesne University, Universite de Montreal, Université du Québec à Montréal, Bujumbura University, Warsaw University. He served as Chief Technical Advisor of the United Nations Development Programme in Burundi, Rwanda, and Burkina Faso. Witold Kieżun was a lecturer at Kozminski University in Warsaw. He received Doctor Honoris Causa from Jagiellonian University and the National Defence University of Warsaw. Kieżun was an honorary member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an honorary citizen of Warsaw.