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Janusz Kurtyka

Polish historian (1960-2010) · Poland · On the map · Writers · Died at 49

Janusz Marek Kurtyka was a Polish historian, and from December 2005 until his death in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash, the second president of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).

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2015Cross of Freedom and SolidarityAward2010Died10 April 2010Custodian of National RemembranceAwardGrand Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward2009Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward2007Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd classAward2001Prize them. Jerzy ŁojekAward1960Born13 August 1960

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Cross of Freedom and Solidarity2015
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta2010
Custodian of National Remembrance2010
Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta2009
Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class2007
Prize them. Jerzy Łojek2001

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Poland
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1960 to 2010 · aged 49