Persons, originating from Poland
Lech Kaczyński
Born 18 June 1949 in Warsaw
Died 10 April 2010 in Smolensk, Russia
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was the President of Poland from 2005 until his sudden death in 2010, and a politician of the party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (Law and Justice, PiS).
Kaczyński served as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005, the day before his presidential inauguration. He was the identical twin brother of the former Prime Minister of Poland and current Chairman of the Law and Justice party, Jarosław Kaczyński.
On 10 April 2010, he died in the crash of a Polish Air Force Tu-154 while attempting to land at Smolensk-North airport in Russia.
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President Lech Kaczyński
and his wife Maria
and his wife Maria
Polonica stamps:
Gambia 2010, 14 VII Georgia 2020, 15 VI Guinea-Bissau 2010, 12 VII |
Liberia 2010, 27 VIII Mozambique 2010, 30 XI S.Tomé e Príncipe 2010, 05 V |
Saint Vincent 2010, 20 VII Togo 2010, 15 VII |