Mariusz Kazana
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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
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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
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...
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...
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Honours and awards
- Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Portuguese Republic - 2008
- National Order of Merit of the Republic of Malta, Class IV - 2009
- Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of Malta - 2009
- Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit (Hungary) - 2009
- Officer's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta - 2010, posthumously
- Badge of Honour "Bene Merito" - 2010, posthumously
- Titular diplomatic ambassador - 2010, posthumously
- Medal of Merit for the Police - 2010, posthumously