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Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (Polish: [ˈlɛx alɛkˈsandɛr kaˈt͡ʂɨj̃skʲi] ⓘ; 18 June 1949 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010.
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński ⓘ Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (ur. 18 czerwca 1949 w Warszawie, zm. 10 kwietnia 2010 w Smoleńsku) – polski polityk i prawnik. Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w latach 2005–2010. Brat bliźniak Jarosława Kaczyńskiego. Działacz opozycji politycznej w okresie Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej.
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On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft crash landed near Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 passengers and crew. Those killed include Kaczyński, and his wife; the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers; the president of the National Bank of Poland; Poland's deputy foreign minister; Polish go...
The international response to Kaczyński's death and the deaths of the other people on board saw countries and many other entities express sorrow and condolences to the people of Poland. At least 96 countries, 13 international organizations and several other entities expressed their reaction on behalf of the incident. An official mourning was procla...
Period of mourning
A week of national mourning was declared in Poland. Poles around the world mourned Kaczyński and set up shrines in the week that followed. Many wept openly. Flags flew at half staff in Poland. Sports fixtures, including women's U-17 UEFA Championship elite qualifying phase game Poland versus Republic of Ireland in Ukraine, were postponed.Concerts were cancelled, while cinemas, theatres, restaurants and shopping malls were closed. Streets emptied.
18 April 2010
The day of the funeral was declared a period of national mourning in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romaniaand Slovakia.
The article describes the 2010 crash of a Polish Air Force Tu-154 near Smolensk, Russia, that killed 96 people, including the president of Poland, Lech Kaczyński. It also covers the investigation, the conspiracy theories, and the new report that revoked the previous one.
Learn about the life and career of Lech Kaczyński, who served as president of Poland from 2005 to 2010. He was a twin brother of Jarosław Kaczyński, a cofounder of the Law and Justice Party, and a conservative leader who opposed the EU Treaty of Lisbon.
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Jun 16, 2018 · On the day of the crash, Lech Kaczynski was flying to visit a memorial in the Katyn Forest, a place haunted by history, killing grounds where more than 20,000 Poles were slaughtered by Red Army...
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Apr 10, 2010 · President Lech Kaczynski’s plane tried to land in a thick fog, missing the runway and snagging treetops about half a mile from the airport in Smolensk, scattering chunks of fuselage across a...
