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St. John Paul II: Abolishment Of Communism

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St. John Paul II, formally named Karol Józef Wojtyła, is recognized to be one of the most well traveled world leader as well as a key subordinate for the abolishment of communism in his native Poland and eventually throughout Europe. He was born on May 18, 1920 and died at the age of 84 on April 2, 2005. A native polish, he had a tough childhood. His mother died at childbirth, his sister died before he was born and his brother died from scarlet fever. In 1939 the Nazi occupation began and Wojtyła was forced to work. His father died in 1940 from a heart attack. Wojtyła had a very tough life, yet he powered through and was ordained a priest on November 1, 1946 after finishing his studies. Cardinal Wojtyla did make an extremely unusual personal
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