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Lech Kaczyński

Polish politician, democratic oppositionist, ministry of justice, president of Poland (1949-2010) · Poland · Politicians · Died at 60

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Poland's president from 2005 to 2010, died in a plane crash near Smolensk alongside his wife and much of the country's senior leadership while en route to commemorate the Katyn massacre. He'd appointed his twin brother prime minister the year after taking office.

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A life in dates

2017Custodian of National RemembranceAward2010Died10 April 2010Medal for Merit to the Justice System - Bene Merentibus IustitiaeAwardOrder of National HeroAward2009Collar of the Order of the Star of RomaniaAwardGrand Cross of the Order of the White Double CrossAwardHeydar Aliyev OrderAwardHonorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of LublinAward2008Grand Collar of the Order of Prince HenryAwardGrand Order of King TomislavAward2007Honorary Doctor of the Tbilisi State UniversityAwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of MeritAwardOrder of King Abdulaziz al SaudAwardOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st classAward2005“What we want is a moral revolution, not one that people associate with street riots and the disorganisation of life.”In their wordsMarch 2005Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“I'm opposed to the idea of a flat-rate tax, and I doubt I'd sign it. Attempts to introduce a liberal utopia need to be opposed.”In their wordsMarch 2005Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

“It sets a path towards the elimination of nation states and the emergence of a European state in the strictest sense of the word. I'm definitely opposed to it.”In their wordsMarch 2005On the EU Constitution

“The EU isn't a loving family of European nations where everyone altruistically cares for everyone else.”In their wordsMarch 2005Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005)

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia RestitutaAward2002“Piss off, lout! (Spieprzaj, dziadu)”In their words4 November 2002During the 2002 campaign to a tramp (4 November 2002). More details can be found in the (Polish) Wikipedia article or

“The politician has a right to defend his dignity.”In their wordsPresident Kaczyński's comment on words above. (2002)

1949Born18 June 1949

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In their own words 10

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10 statements, newest first

  1. It is necessary to restore the dignity of the presidential office and cut it off decisively from non-transparent connections...

    Mar 2005, Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005), Own words

  2. What we want is a moral revolution, not one that people associate with street riots and the disorganisation of life.

    Mar 2005, Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005), Own words

  3. I'm opposed to the idea of a flat-rate tax, and I doubt I'd sign it. Attempts to introduce a liberal utopia need to be opposed.

    Mar 2005, Rzeczpospolita interview (March 2005), Own words

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Awards

Custodian of National Remembrance2017
Semper Fidelis Cross2011
Collar of the Order of the White Lion2010
Order of National Hero2010
Medal for Merit to the Justice System - Bene Merentibus Iustitiae2010
Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania2009
Grand Cross with collar of the Order of Vytautas the Great2009
Grand Cross of the Order of the White Double Cross2009
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary2009
Heydar Aliyev Order2009
Honorary Doctorate from the Catholic University of Lublin2009
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry2008
Grand Order of King Tomislav2008
Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland2008
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit2007
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class2007
St. George's Order of Victory2007
Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud2007
National Maltese Order of Merit2007
Honorary Doctor of the Tbilisi State University2007
Order of the White Eagle (Third Polish Republic)2005
Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta2005
Order pro Merito Melitensi

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Born in Warsaw in 1949, Lech Kaczyński appeared as a child actor in a 1962 Polish film with his identical twin Jarosław before turning to law. During the communist era he joined the Workers' Defence Committee and became an adviser to Solidarity during the Gdańsk Shipyard strikes in 1980, then was interned under martial law as an "anti-socialist element." After communism fell he served as senator, then security minister under Lech Wałęsa until being fired in 1992 over a government dispute. He co-founded Law and Justice with his brother in 2001, won the presidency in 2005 with 54% of the vote, and in 2006 made Jarosław prime minister - the first and only twin brothers to hold both offices simultaneously. On 10 April 2010, his plane crashed on approach to Smolensk North Airport in Russia, killing him, his wife, and the senior officials traveling with him to mark the 70th anniversary of Katyn.

Country
Poland
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1949 to 2010 · aged 60

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