Lech Kaczyński

Politician

1949 – 2010

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Who was Lech Kaczyński?

Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was a Polish lawyer and politician who served as the President of Poland from 2005 until 2010 and as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 22 December 2005. Before he became a president, he was also a member of the Law and Justice party. 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 that occurred on a landing attempt at Smolensk-North airport in Russia.

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Born
Jun 18, 1949
Warsaw
Also known as
  • Lech Kaczynski
  • Lech Aleksander Kaczynski
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Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Poles
  • Caucasian race
Nationality
  • Poland
Profession
Education
  • University of Warsaw
  • Gdańsk University
Died
Apr 10, 2010
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash site

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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