List of casualties of the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
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The Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
on 10 April 2010 near Smolensk
in Russia killed all 96 people on board, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński
and dozens of other senior officials. The Polish delegation was heading to Katyn to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre
in which the Soviet
NKVD
killed about 22,000 Polish military officers.
Among those killed in the crash were President Kaczyński's wife, Maria Kaczyńska
, former President-in-exile Ryszard Kaczorowski
, Poland's top military brass, lawmakers, heads of the Polish National Bank and other central institutions, presidential aides, bishops and priests of various denominations, relatives of those killed in the Katyn massacre, as well as officers of the presidential security detail and crew members.
of passengers only, without names of the crew, lacked the name of the only female member of the nine Biuro Ochrony Rządu (Government Protection Bureau bodyguards), Agnieszka Pogródka-Węcławek. She was listed incorrectly among the stewardesses. Also, a female presidential aide, Zofia Kruszyńska-Gust, was supposed to fly but did not do so due to illness.
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
The 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash occurred on 10 April 2010, when a Tupolev Tu-154M aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed near the city of Smolensk, Russia, killing all 96 people on board...
on 10 April 2010 near Smolensk
Smolensk
Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River. Situated west-southwest of Moscow, this walled city was destroyed several times throughout its long history since it was on the invasion routes of both Napoleon and Hitler. Today, Smolensk...
in Russia killed all 96 people on board, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński
Lech Kaczynski
Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was 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 party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość...
and dozens of other senior officials. The Polish delegation was heading to Katyn to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre
Katyn massacre
The Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest massacre , was a mass execution of Polish nationals carried out by the People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs , the Soviet secret police, in April and May 1940. The massacre was prompted by Lavrentiy Beria's proposal to execute all members of...
in which the Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
NKVD
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
killed about 22,000 Polish military officers.
Among those killed in the crash were President Kaczyński's wife, Maria Kaczyńska
Maria Kaczynska
Maria Kaczyńska was the First Lady of Poland from 2005-10 as the wife of Lech Kaczyński, late President of Poland.-Early and personal life:Born as Maria Helena Mackiewicz in Machowo to Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz. Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa , while an uncle fought in the...
, former President-in-exile Ryszard Kaczorowski
Ryszard Kaczorowski
Ryszard Kaczorowski was a Polish statesman. Between 1989 and 1990 he served as the last President of Poland in exile. He succeeded Kazimierz Sabbat and resigned his post following Poland's regaining independence from the Soviet sphere of influence and election of Lech Wałęsa as the first ...
, Poland's top military brass, lawmakers, heads of the Polish National Bank and other central institutions, presidential aides, bishops and priests of various denominations, relatives of those killed in the Katyn massacre, as well as officers of the presidential security detail and crew members.
Fatalities
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| Joanna Agacka-Indecka Joanna Agacka-Indecka Joanna Agacka-Indecka was a Polish attorney, President of the Polish Bar Council from 2007 until 2010.-Biography:... |
President of the Polish Bar Council | |
| Ewa Bąkowska | Representative of the Katyn Families | |
| Lt. Gen. Andrzej Błasik Andrzej Błasik Andrzej Eugeniusz Błasik was a Lieutenant General in the Polish Armed Forces and a Commander of the Polish Air Force.Błasik was born in Poddębice, People's Republic of Poland... |
Commander of the Air Force Polish Air Force The Polish Air Force is the military Air Force wing of the Polish Armed Forces. Until July 2004 it was officially known as Wojska Lotnicze i Obrony Powietrznej... |
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| Krystyna Bochenek Krystyna Bochenek Krystyna Maria Bochenek, née Neuman was a Polish politician, Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland representing Civic Platform... |
Deputy Marshal of the Senate (PO) | |
| Anna Maria Borowska | Representative of the Katyn Families | |
| Bartosz Borowski | Representative of the Katyn Families | |
| Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Buk Tadeusz Buk Tadeusz Buk , was a Polish military figure. He received numerous military and civil awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta.... |
Commander of the Land Forces Polish Land Forces The Polish Land Forces are a branch of Poland's Armed Forces. They currently contain some 65,000 active personnel and form many components of EU and NATO deployments around the world.-History:... |
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| Brig. Gen. Miron Chodakowski Miron Chodakowski Archbishop Miron , was a Polish religious figure.Chodakowski was born in Białystok. He served as Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Army until being killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk.He entered the Orthodox Seminary of the Holy Spirit in Warsaw in 1972... |
Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Armed Forces Polish Armed Forces Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland... |
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| Lt. Col. Czesław Cywiński Czesław Cywiński Czesław Justyn Cywiński was the President of the Association of Armia Krajowa Soldiers. He was among those killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.-Honours and awards: Polonia Restituta 1st Class... |
President of the World Association of Home Army Armia Krajowa The Armia Krajowa , or Home Army, was the dominant Polish resistance movement in World War II German-occupied Poland. It was formed in February 1942 from the Związek Walki Zbrojnej . Over the next two years, it absorbed most other Polish underground forces... Soldiers |
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| Lt. Col. Zbigniew Dębski | Co-founder of the Union of Warsaw Insurgents Warsaw Uprising The Warsaw Uprising was a major World War II operation by the Polish resistance Home Army , to liberate Warsaw from Nazi Germany. The rebellion was timed to coincide with the Soviet Union's Red Army approaching the eastern suburbs of the city and the retreat of German forces... |
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| Leszek Deptuła Leszek Deptuła Leszek Roman Deptuła was a Polish veterinarian and politician, member of the Sejm. He was born in Żagań.Deptulas was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PSL) |
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| Grzegorz Dolniak Grzegorz Dolniak Grzegorz Maciej Dolniak was a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12,151 votes in the 32nd Sosnowiec district as a candidate from the Platforma Obywatelska list.He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PO) |
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| Katarzyna Doraczyńska | Press office staffer at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland | |
| Edward Duchnowski | Secretary General of the Union of Sybiraks | |
| Aleksander Fedorowicz | 39 | Interpreter at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland |
| Janina Fetlińska Janina Fetlińska Janina Fetlińska was a member of the Polish Senate representing the Law and Justice party, a nurse.... |
Senator (PiS Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... ) |
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| Lt. Col. Jarosław Florczak | 41 | Close protection officer Bodyguard A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such... |
| WO1 Artur Francuz | 39 | Close protection officer Bodyguard A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such... |
| Gen. Franciszek Gągor Franciszek Gągor Franciszek Gągor was a Polish general, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces between 2006 and 2010.... |
Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces Polish Armed Forces Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland... |
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| Grażyna Gęsicka Grazyna Gesicka Grażyna Gęsicka was a Polish sociologist and politician and a former Minister of Regional Development in Jarosław Kaczyński's government. From 2009 until her death she was the leader of Law and Justice parliamentary caucus.She was born in Warsaw... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... , former Minister of Regional Development Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland The Ministry of Regional Development of the Republic of Poland was created on 31 October 2005, with its functions being devolved from the Ministry of Economy and Labour... (PiS Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... ) |
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| Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Gilarski Kazimierz Gilarski Brigadier General Kazimierz Gilarski was a Polish military figure, Commander of the Warsaw Garrison... |
Commander of the Warsaw Garrison | |
| Przemysław Gosiewski | Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... , former Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland is the deputy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and member of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland. He can also be one of the ministers of Poland.-People's Poland :... (PiS) |
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| Bronisław Gostomski | Personal Roman Catholic chaplain to President Kaczorowski | |
| Maj. Robert Grzywna | Co-pilot | |
| Mariusz Handzlik Mariusz Handzlik Mariusz Handzlik was a Polish diplomat, the Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland and since October, 2008 in charge of foreign policy.... |
Undersecretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland | |
| Roman Indrzejczyk Roman Indrzejczyk Roman Indrzejczyk was a Polish Catholic priest, from 2005 to 2010 he was chaplain of the Polish President, Lech Kaczyński.-Life:Roman Indrzejczyk was born in Żychlin... |
Personal Roman Catholic chaplain to President Kaczyński | |
| Lt. Paweł Janeczek | 37 | Close protection officer Bodyguard A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such... |
| Dariusz Jankowski | Staffer at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland | |
| Natalia Januszko | Flight attendant | |
| Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka was a Polish political figure who had served in the national Parliament since 1993 and, in May 2004, rose to become Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Marek Belka, serving until October 2005, while also, concurrently, filling in his cabinet, from November 2004 to... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... , former Deputy Prime Minister Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland is the deputy of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland and member of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Poland. He can also be one of the ministers of Poland.-People's Poland :... (SLD) |
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| Józef Joniec | Roman Catholic priest, Piarist Piarists The Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools or, in short, Piarists , is the name of the oldest Catholic educational order also known as the Scolopi, Escolapios or Poor Clerics of the Mother of God... father |
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| Ryszard Kaczorowski Ryszard Kaczorowski Ryszard Kaczorowski was a Polish statesman. Between 1989 and 1990 he served as the last President of Poland in exile. He succeeded Kazimierz Sabbat and resigned his post following Poland's regaining independence from the Soviet sphere of influence and election of Lech Wałęsa as the first ... |
Former president of the Republic of Poland in exile | |
| Maria Kaczyńska Maria Kaczynska Maria Kaczyńska was the First Lady of Poland from 2005-10 as the wife of Lech Kaczyński, late President of Poland.-Early and personal life:Born as Maria Helena Mackiewicz in Machowo to Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz. Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa , while an uncle fought in the... |
Wife of President Kaczyński | |
| Lech Kaczyński Lech Kaczynski Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was 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 party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość... |
President of the Republic of Poland President of the Republic of Poland The President of the Republic of Poland is the Polish head of state. His or her rights and obligations are determined in the Constitution of Poland.... |
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| Sebastian Karpiniuk Sebastian Karpiniuk Sebastian Marek Karpiniuk was a Polish politician.- Political career :Karpiniuk was an assistant to President of Kolobrzeg, Henryk Bienowski before becoming politically independent.... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PO) |
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| VAdm. Andrzej Karweta Andrzej Karweta Andrzej Karweta was Vice Admiral of the Polish Navy and its commander-in-chief from November 2007 until his death in April 2010 in the Smolensk air crash..-Biography:... |
Commander of the Navy Polish Navy The Marynarka Wojenna Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - MW RP Polish Navy, is the branch of Republic of Poland Armed Forces responsible for naval operations... |
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| Mariusz Kazana Mariusz Kazana Mariusz Kazana was a Polish diplomat and political figure.Kazana was born in Bydgoszcz. He served as Director of Diplomatic Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his death in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk.-Honours and awards:Mariusz Kazana was a Polish diplomat... |
Director of Diplomatic Protocol Protocol (diplomacy) In international politics, protocol is the etiquette of diplomacy and affairs of state.A protocol is a rule which guides how an activity should be performed, especially in the field of diplomacy. In diplomatic services and governmental fields of endeavor protocols are often unwritten guidelines... at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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| Janusz Kochanowski Janusz Kochanowski Janusz Bogumił Kochanowski was a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland .-Life and career:... |
Ombudsman for Civil Rights Polish Ombudsman The Polish Ombudsman is an independent central office of the Republic of Poland. The office was first established on January 1, 1988. Its functioning is regulated by the Constitution and an act of Polish parliament from July 15, 1987... |
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| Brig. Gen. Stanisław Komornicki Stanisław Komornicki Stanisław Komornicki was a Brigadier General in the Polish Army and the Chancellor of the Order Virtuti Militari.He was born in Warsaw... |
Chancellor of the Order of Virtuti Militari Virtuti Militari The Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war... |
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| Stanisław Komorowski Stanisław Komorowski Stanisław Jerzy Komorowski was a Polish diplomat and physicist. Komorowski was long-term Polish Ambassador to Great Britain and Holland, the Deputy Minister of National Defence and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister... |
Deputy Minister of National Defence Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland Ministry of National Defence is the office of government in Poland under the Minister of Defence. During the Second Polish Republic and World War II it was called the Ministry of Military Affairs... |
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| WO2 Paweł Krajewski | 35 | Close protection officer Bodyguard A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such... |
| Andrzej Kremer Andrzej Kremer Andrzej Kremer was a Polish lawyer and diplomat, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk... |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Zdzisław Król | Roman Catholic priest, member of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites The Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites is a Polish government body charged with the preservation of historical sites associated with the Polish nation... |
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| Janusz Krupski Janusz Krupski Janusz Krupski was a Polish historian, member of the democratic opposition to communist rule in Poland during the People's Republic of Poland and a government official.-Studies and democratic opposition:... |
Head of the Office for War Veterans and Victims of Oppression | |
| Janusz Kurtyka Janusz Kurtyka 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 Instytut Pamięci Narodowej .... |
President of the Institute of National Remembrance Institute of National Remembrance Institute of National Remembrance — Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation is a Polish government-affiliated research institute with lustration prerogatives and prosecution powers founded by specific legislation. It specialises in the legal and historical sciences and... |
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| Andrzej Kwaśnik | Roman Catholic police chaplain and chaplain to the Katyn Families | |
| Lt. Gen. Bronisław Kwiatkowski Bronisław Kwiatkowski Lieutenant General Bronisław Kwiatkowski was a Polish military figure, Commander of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command... |
Commander of the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces Polish Armed Forces Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland... |
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| Col. Wojciech Lubiński | Personal physician to President Kaczyński | |
| Tadeusz Lutoborski | Representative of the Katyn Families | |
| Barbara Maciejczyk | Flight attendant | |
| Barbara Mamińska | Director of the Personnel and Decorations Office at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland | |
| Zenona Mamontowicz-Łojek | President of the Polish Katyn Foundation | |
| Stefan Melak | Head of the Katyn Committee | |
| Tomasz Merta Tomasz Merta Tomasz Merta was a Polish historian and Polish Undersecretary of State from 2005-2010... |
Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland was formed on 31 October 2005, from transformation of Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Poland.The ministry is concerned with various aspects of Polish culture.... , General Convervator of Monuments |
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| WO2 Andrzej Michalak | Flight engineer | |
| Capt. Dariusz Michałowski | 35 | Close protection officer |
| Stanisław Mikke | Deputy Head of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites The Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites is a Polish government body charged with the preservation of historical sites associated with the Polish nation... |
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| Justyna Moniuszko | Flight attendant | |
| Aleksandra Natalli-Świat Aleksandra Natalli-Swiat Aleksandra Natalli-Świat was a Polish economist and politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5068 votes in 3 Wrocław district, from the Law and Justice candidate list.... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PiS Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... ) |
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| Janina Natusiewicz-Mirer | Social activist | |
| 2nd Lt. Piotr Nosek | 35 | Close protection officer |
| Piotr Nurowski Piotr Nurowski Piotr Nurowski was a Polish tennis player and the chief of the Polish Olympic Committee.Nurowski was born in Sandomierz. He died in Smolensk, Russia in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.... |
President of the Polish Olympic Committee Polish Olympic Committee -List of presidents:* Stefan Lubomirski * Kazimierz Lubomirski * Kazimierz Glabisz * Alfred Loth * Włodzimierz Reczek * Bolesław Kapitan * Marian Renke * Bolesław Kapitan... |
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| Bronisława Orawiec-Löffler | Representative of the Katyn Families | |
| Lt. Col. Jan Osiński | Roman Catholic priest, Vice-Chancellor of the Curia of the Military Ordinariate | |
| Col. Adam Pilch | Lutheran military chaplain | |
| Katarzyna Piskorska | Representative of the Katyn Families | |
| Maciej Płażyński | Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... , former Marshal of the Sejm (independent) |
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| Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Płoski Tadeusz Płoski Tadeusz Płoski D.Sc., Ph.D. was a Polish military bishop and Major General. He was born in Lidzbark Warmiński.... |
Roman Catholic Bishop of the Military Ordinariate Military ordinariate A military ordinariate is an ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, of Latin or Eastern Rite, responsible for the pastoral care of Catholics serving in the armed forces of a nation.... of the Polish Armed Forces Polish Armed Forces Siły Zbrojne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej are the national defense forces of Poland... |
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| JWO Agnieszka Pogródka–Węcławek | 35 | Close protection officer |
| Maj. Gen. Włodzimierz Potasiński Włodzimierz Potasiński Włodzimierz Potasiński was a Polish military figure, commander-in-chief of the Polish Special Forces.Potasiński was born at Czeladź... |
Commander of the Special Forces Special forces of Poland Wojska Specjalne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, WS RP is the 4th branch of Armed Forces of Republic of Poland formed in early 2007... |
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| Capt. Arkadiusz Protasiuk | Pilot | |
| Andrzej Przewoźnik Andrzej Przewoźnik Andrzej Przewoźnik was a Polish historian, Secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites.... |
Secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites The Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites is a Polish government body charged with the preservation of historical sites associated with the Polish nation... |
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| Krzysztof Putra Krzysztof Putra Krzysztof Jakub Putra was a Polish politician, a member of the Law and Justice . He served as a Deputy of the Senate Marshal from October 27, 2005 until November 4, 2007. He later became a Sejm member and PiS candidate for Sejm Marshal.Putra was born in Józefowo, Suwałki County... |
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm (PiS Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... ) |
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| Ryszard Rumianek Ryszard Rumianek Ryszard Rumianek was the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk.... |
Roman Catholic priest, Rector of the Card. Wyszyński University Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw is a state university in Warsaw. It was founded 1999 and is named after Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński.- History :... |
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| Arkadiusz Rybicki Arkadiusz Rybicki Arkadiusz Czesław Rybicki was a Polish politician.-Biography:Rybicki was born in Gdynia. In the 1980s he was active in the Solidarity movement... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PO) |
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| Andrzej Sariusz-Skąpski | President of the Federation of Katyn Families | |
| Wojciech Seweryn Wojciech Seweryn Wojciech Seweryn was a Polish-born sculptor and longtime resident of the United States.Seweryn was born in Tarnów, graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Tarnów, and studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts. He immigrated to Chicago in the mid-1970s... |
Sculptor, author of the Katyn Monument in Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
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| Sławomir Skrzypek Sławomir Skrzypek Sławomir Stanisław Skrzypek was the President of the National Bank of Poland from 2007 until his death in 2010... |
President of the National Bank of Poland National Bank of Poland Narodowy Bank Polski is the central bank of Poland. It controls the issuing of Poland's currency, the złoty. The Bank is headquartered in Warsaw, and has branches in every major Polish town... |
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| Leszek Solski | 75 | Representative of the Katyn Families |
| Władysław Stasiak | Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, former Minister of the Interior and Administration Ministry of Interior and Administration of the Republic of Poland Ministry of the Interior and Administration is an administration structure controlling main administration and security branches of the Polish government. Current Minister is Jerzy Miller.-History and function:... |
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| WO2 Jacek Surówka | 36 | Close protection officer |
| Aleksander Szczygło | Head of the National Security Bureau National Security Bureau (Poland) National Security Bureau is a Polish government agency executing the tasks given by the President of the Republic of Poland regarding national security. Bureau serves as the organizational support to the National Security Council.... |
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| Jerzy Szmajdziński Jerzy Szmajdzinski Jerzy Andrzej Szmajdziński was a Polish politician who was a Vice-Marshal of Polish Sejm and previously served as Minister of Defence. He was a candidate for President of Poland in the 2010 election.... |
Deputy Marshal of the Sejm, former Defence Minister Ministry of National Defence of the Republic of Poland Ministry of National Defence is the office of government in Poland under the Minister of Defence. During the Second Polish Republic and World War II it was called the Ministry of Military Affairs... (SLD) |
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| Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz Jolanta Dorota Szymanek-Deresz was a Polish lawyer and politician.Szymanek-Deresz was born in Przedbórz. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005, getting 9,723 votes in 16 Płock district, as a candidate for the Democratic Left Alliance.... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... , former Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland (SLD) |
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| Izabela Tomaszewska | Head of the Protocolar Unit at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland | |
| WO2 Marek Uleryk | 35 | Close protection officer |
| Anna Walentynowicz Anna Walentynowicz Anna Walentynowicz was a Polish free trade union activist. Her firing in August 1980 was the event that ignited the strike at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk that very quickly paralyzed the Baltic coast and a giant wave of strikes in Poland... |
Co-founder of the Solidarity trade union | |
| Teresa Walewska-Przyjałkowska | 71 | Deputy President of the Golgotha of the East Foundation |
| Zbigniew Wassermann Zbigniew Wassermann Zbigniew Wassermann was a Polish politician. He was an MP representing Law and Justice .Wassermann was born in Kraków... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... , former Minister for Intelligence Coördination (PiS) |
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| Wiesław Woda | Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PSL) |
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| Edward Wojtas Edward Wojtas Edward Wojtas was a member of the Polish Sejm and a politician active in the Polish People's Party .... |
Member of the Sejm Sejm The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm .... (PSL) |
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| Paweł Wypych Paweł Wypych Paweł Wypych was a Polish politician, former Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Insurance president, and from 2009 the Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of Poland.Wypych was born in Otwock... |
Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, former President of the Social Insurance Institution Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych Zakład Ubezpieczeń Społecznych - Polish state organization responsible for social insurance matters, operating since 1934. ZUS is supervised by the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy... |
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| Stanisław Zając | Senator (PiS Law and Justice Law and Justice , abbreviated to PiS, is a right-wing, conservative political party in Poland. With 147 seats in the Sejm and 38 in the Senate, it is the second-largest party in the Polish parliament.... ) |
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| Janusz Zakrzeński Janusz Zakrzeński Janusz Zakrzeński was a Polish film and theatrical actor.Zakrzeński was born at Przededworze. He graduated from high school III LO in Wrocław, Poland, in 1953. He was an actor in the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre of Kraków , the Polski , the Nowy , and the Narodowy theatres of Warsaw... |
Theatrical and film actor, member of the Program Board of the Union of Piłsudskiites | |
| Lt. Artur Ziętek | Navigator | |
| Gabriela Zych | Representative of the Katyn Families |
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| Joanna Agacka-Indecka Joanna Agacka-Indecka Joanna Agacka-Indecka was a Polish attorney, President of the Polish Bar Council from 2007 until 2010.-Biography:... |
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| Lt. Gen. Andrzej Błasik Andrzej Błasik Andrzej Eugeniusz Błasik was a Lieutenant General in the Polish Armed Forces and a Commander of the Polish Air Force.Błasik was born in Poddębice, People's Republic of Poland... |
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| Krystyna Bochenek Krystyna Bochenek Krystyna Maria Bochenek, née Neuman was a Polish politician, Vice-Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland representing Civic Platform... |
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| Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Buk Tadeusz Buk Tadeusz Buk , was a Polish military figure. He received numerous military and civil awards, including the Order of Polonia Restituta.... |
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| Brig. Gen. Miron Chodakowski Miron Chodakowski Archbishop Miron , was a Polish religious figure.Chodakowski was born in Białystok. He served as Orthodox Ordinary of the Polish Army until being killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk.He entered the Orthodox Seminary of the Holy Spirit in Warsaw in 1972... |
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| Lt. Col. Czesław Cywiński Czesław Cywiński Czesław Justyn Cywiński was the President of the Association of Armia Krajowa Soldiers. He was among those killed in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.-Honours and awards: Polonia Restituta 1st Class... |
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| Lt. Col. Zbigniew Dębski | Colonel | |
| Leszek Deptuła Leszek Deptuła Leszek Roman Deptuła was a Polish veterinarian and politician, member of the Sejm. He was born in Żagań.Deptulas was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport... |
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| Grzegorz Dolniak Grzegorz Dolniak Grzegorz Maciej Dolniak was a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on 25 September 2005, getting 12,151 votes in the 32nd Sosnowiec district as a candidate from the Platforma Obywatelska list.He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment... |
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| Janina Fetlińska Janina Fetlińska Janina Fetlińska was a member of the Polish Senate representing the Law and Justice party, a nurse.... |
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| Lt. Col. Jarosław Florczak | Colonel | |
| WO1 Artur Francuz | Second Lieutenant | |
| Gen. Franciszek Gągor Franciszek Gągor Franciszek Gągor was a Polish general, Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces between 2006 and 2010.... |
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| Grażyna Gęsicka Grazyna Gesicka Grażyna Gęsicka was a Polish sociologist and politician and a former Minister of Regional Development in Jarosław Kaczyński's government. From 2009 until her death she was the leader of Law and Justice parliamentary caucus.She was born in Warsaw... |
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| Brig. Gen. Kazimierz Gilarski Kazimierz Gilarski Brigadier General Kazimierz Gilarski was a Polish military figure, Commander of the Warsaw Garrison... |
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| Przemysław Gosiewski | |
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| Maj. Robert Grzywna | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Mariusz Handzlik Mariusz Handzlik Mariusz Handzlik was a Polish diplomat, the Undersecretary of State in the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland and since October, 2008 in charge of foreign policy.... |
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| Roman Indrzejczyk Roman Indrzejczyk Roman Indrzejczyk was a Polish Catholic priest, from 2005 to 2010 he was chaplain of the Polish President, Lech Kaczyński.-Life:Roman Indrzejczyk was born in Żychlin... |
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| Lt. Paweł Janeczek | Captain | |
| Dariusz Jankowski | |
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| Natalia Januszko | |
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| Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka was a Polish political figure who had served in the national Parliament since 1993 and, in May 2004, rose to become Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Marek Belka, serving until October 2005, while also, concurrently, filling in his cabinet, from November 2004 to... |
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| Maria Kaczyńska Maria Kaczynska Maria Kaczyńska was the First Lady of Poland from 2005-10 as the wife of Lech Kaczyński, late President of Poland.-Early and personal life:Born as Maria Helena Mackiewicz in Machowo to Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz. Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa , while an uncle fought in the... |
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| Lech Kaczyński Lech Kaczynski Lech Aleksander Kaczyński was 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 party Prawo i Sprawiedliwość... |
Order of the National Hero of Georgia | |
| Sebastian Karpiniuk Sebastian Karpiniuk Sebastian Marek Karpiniuk was a Polish politician.- Political career :Karpiniuk was an assistant to President of Kolobrzeg, Henryk Bienowski before becoming politically independent.... |
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| VAdm. Andrzej Karweta Andrzej Karweta Andrzej Karweta was Vice Admiral of the Polish Navy and its commander-in-chief from November 2007 until his death in April 2010 in the Smolensk air crash..-Biography:... |
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| Mariusz Kazana Mariusz Kazana Mariusz Kazana was a Polish diplomat and political figure.Kazana was born in Bydgoszcz. He served as Director of Diplomatic Protocol in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until his death in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk.-Honours and awards:Mariusz Kazana was a Polish diplomat... |
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| Janusz Kochanowski Janusz Kochanowski Janusz Bogumił Kochanowski was a Polish lawyer, diplomat, and the Commissioner for Civil Rights Protection of the Republic of Poland .-Life and career:... |
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| Brig. Gen. Stanisław Komornicki Stanisław Komornicki Stanisław Komornicki was a Brigadier General in the Polish Army and the Chancellor of the Order Virtuti Militari.He was born in Warsaw... |
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| Stanisław Komorowski Stanisław Komorowski Stanisław Jerzy Komorowski was a Polish diplomat and physicist. Komorowski was long-term Polish Ambassador to Great Britain and Holland, the Deputy Minister of National Defence and Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister... |
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| WO2 Paweł Krajewski | Second Lieutenant | |
| Andrzej Kremer Andrzej Kremer Andrzej Kremer was a Polish lawyer and diplomat, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland.He was listed on the flight manifest of the Tupolev Tu-154 of the 36th Special Aviation Regiment carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński which crashed near Smolensk-North airport near Pechersk... |
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| Zdzisław Król | |
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| Janusz Kurtyka Janusz Kurtyka 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 Instytut Pamięci Narodowej .... |
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| Andrzej Kwaśnik | |
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| Lt. Gen. Bronisław Kwiatkowski Bronisław Kwiatkowski Lieutenant General Bronisław Kwiatkowski was a Polish military figure, Commander of the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command... |
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| Col. Wojciech Lubiński | Brigadier General | |
| Tadeusz Lutoborski | |
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| Barbara Maciejczyk | |
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| Barbara Mamińska | |
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| Zenona Mamontowicz-Łojek | |
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| Stefan Melak | |
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| Tomasz Merta Tomasz Merta Tomasz Merta was a Polish historian and Polish Undersecretary of State from 2005-2010... |
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| WO2 Andrzej Michalak | Second Lieutenant | |
| Capt. Dariusz Michałowski | Major | |
| Stanisław Mikke | |
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| Justyna Moniuszko | |
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| Aleksandra Natalli-Świat Aleksandra Natalli-Swiat Aleksandra Natalli-Świat was a Polish economist and politician. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 5068 votes in 3 Wrocław district, from the Law and Justice candidate list.... |
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| 2nd Lt. Piotr Nosek | Lieutenant | |
| Piotr Nurowski Piotr Nurowski Piotr Nurowski was a Polish tennis player and the chief of the Polish Olympic Committee.Nurowski was born in Sandomierz. He died in Smolensk, Russia in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash.... |
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| Lt. Col. Jan Osiński | Colonel | |
| Col. Adam Pilch | Brigadier General | |
| Katarzyna Piskorska | |
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| Maj. Gen. Tadeusz Płoski Tadeusz Płoski Tadeusz Płoski D.Sc., Ph.D. was a Polish military bishop and Major General. He was born in Lidzbark Warmiński.... |
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| JWO Agnieszka Pogródka–Węcławek | Second Lieutenant | |
| Maj. Gen. Włodzimierz Potasiński Włodzimierz Potasiński Włodzimierz Potasiński was a Polish military figure, commander-in-chief of the Polish Special Forces.Potasiński was born at Czeladź... |
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| Capt. Arkadiusz Protasiuk | Major | |
| Andrzej Przewoźnik Andrzej Przewoźnik Andrzej Przewoźnik was a Polish historian, Secretary of the Council for the Protection of Struggle and Martyrdom Sites.... |
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| Krzysztof Putra Krzysztof Putra Krzysztof Jakub Putra was a Polish politician, a member of the Law and Justice . He served as a Deputy of the Senate Marshal from October 27, 2005 until November 4, 2007. He later became a Sejm member and PiS candidate for Sejm Marshal.Putra was born in Józefowo, Suwałki County... |
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| Ryszard Rumianek Ryszard Rumianek Ryszard Rumianek was the rector of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw. He died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash in Smolensk.... |
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| Arkadiusz Rybicki Arkadiusz Rybicki Arkadiusz Czesław Rybicki was a Polish politician.-Biography:Rybicki was born in Gdynia. In the 1980s he was active in the Solidarity movement... |
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| Wojciech Seweryn Wojciech Seweryn Wojciech Seweryn was a Polish-born sculptor and longtime resident of the United States.Seweryn was born in Tarnów, graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Tarnów, and studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts. He immigrated to Chicago in the mid-1970s... |
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| Sławomir Skrzypek Sławomir Skrzypek Sławomir Stanisław Skrzypek was the President of the National Bank of Poland from 2007 until his death in 2010... |
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| Władysław Stasiak | |
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| WO2 Jacek Surówka | Second Lieutenant | |
| Aleksander Szczygło | |
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| Jerzy Szmajdziński Jerzy Szmajdzinski Jerzy Andrzej Szmajdziński was a Polish politician who was a Vice-Marshal of Polish Sejm and previously served as Minister of Defence. He was a candidate for President of Poland in the 2010 election.... |
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| Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz Jolanta Szymanek-Deresz Jolanta Dorota Szymanek-Deresz was a Polish lawyer and politician.Szymanek-Deresz was born in Przedbórz. She was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005, getting 9,723 votes in 16 Płock district, as a candidate for the Democratic Left Alliance.... |
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| Izabela Tomaszewska | |
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| WO2 Marek Uleryk | Second Lieutenant | |
| Teresa Walewska-Przyjałkowska | |
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| Zbigniew Wassermann Zbigniew Wassermann Zbigniew Wassermann was a Polish politician. He was an MP representing Law and Justice .Wassermann was born in Kraków... |
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| Edward Wojtas Edward Wojtas Edward Wojtas was a member of the Polish Sejm and a politician active in the Polish People's Party .... |
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| Paweł Wypych Paweł Wypych Paweł Wypych was a Polish politician, former Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Insurance president, and from 2009 the Secretary of State in the Chancellery of the President of Poland.Wypych was born in Otwock... |
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| Janusz Zakrzeński Janusz Zakrzeński Janusz Zakrzeński was a Polish film and theatrical actor.Zakrzeński was born at Przededworze. He graduated from high school III LO in Wrocław, Poland, in 1953. He was an actor in the Juliusz Słowacki Theatre of Kraków , the Polski , the Nowy , and the Narodowy theatres of Warsaw... |
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| Gabriela Zych | |
Not on board
Some early reports were wrong about the number or composition as the official list of victims was corrected in stages; most notably because the flight manifestFlight manifest
A flight manifest is a list of passengers and crew of an aircraft compiled before departure based on flight check-in information. It is securely guarded to protect passengers' privacy.- References :...
of passengers only, without names of the crew, lacked the name of the only female member of the nine Biuro Ochrony Rządu (Government Protection Bureau bodyguards), Agnieszka Pogródka-Węcławek. She was listed incorrectly among the stewardesses. Also, a female presidential aide, Zofia Kruszyńska-Gust, was supposed to fly but did not do so due to illness.