Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Tadeusz Mazowiecki (18 April 1927 – 28 October 2013) was a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and Christian-democratic politician. Mazowiecki was the first Prime Minister of Poland. His term began in 1989 and ended in 1991.
Tadeusz Mazowiecki | |
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| 1st Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 24 August 1989 – 12 January 1991 | |
| President | Wojciech Jaruzelski Lech Wałęsa |
| Deputy | Leszek Balcerowicz Czesław Janicki Jan Janowski Czesław Kiszczak |
| Preceded by | Czesław Kiszczak |
| Succeeded by | Jan Krzysztof Bielecki |
| Chairman of the Freedom Union | |
| In office 1994–1995 | |
| Preceded by | (Party formed) |
| Succeeded by | Leszek Balcerowicz |
| Chairman of the Democratic Union | |
| In office 1991–1994 | |
| Preceded by | (Party formed) |
| Succeeded by | (became a chairman of the Freedom Union) |
| Member of Sejm of the People's Republic of Poland | |
| In office 1961–1972 | |
| Member of Sejm of the Republic of Poland | |
| In office 1991–2001 | |
| Constituency | Poznań (1991–97) Kraków (1997–2001) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1927 Płock, Second Republic of Poland |
| Died | 28 October 2013 (aged 86) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | PAX Association (1949–55) Znak (1961–72) Solidarity (1980–91) Democratic Union (1991–94) Freedom Union (1994–2005) Democratic Party – demokraci.pl (2005–06) |
| Spouse(s) | Krystyna Ewa |
| Children | Wojciech, Adam, Michal |
| Profession | Author, journalist, social worker |
Early life
Mazowiecki was born on 18 April 1927 in Płock, Second Republic of Poland. He was married two times (became a widower twice). He had three children, Wojciech, Adam, and Michal.
Career
He was formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement. Mazowiecki was the first non-communist prime minister in the Eastern Bloc after World War II.[1] He became Prime Minister on 24 August 1989. His term lasted for nearly 2 years when he left office on 12 January 1991.
In 2003, he was elected to the board of directors of the International Criminal Court's Trust Fund for Victims.[2]
Awards
Mazowiecki received numerous awards. An honorary degree from the universities in: Leuven, Genoa, Giessen, Poitiers, Exeter, Warsaw University and University of Economics in Katowice.
He also received the Order of White Eagle (1995), Golden Order of Bosnia (1996), Légion d'honneur (1997), Srebrnica Award (2005), the Giant award (1995) awarded by Gazeta Wyborcza (Election Gazette) in Poznań and Jan Nowak-Jezioranski Award (2004).
Death
Mazowiecki died on 28 October 2013 in Warsaw, Poland from complications from a fever caused by pneumonia. He was 86 years old.[3]
Tadeusz Mazowiecki Media
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Ribbon bar: Legion Honour, Grand Officer rank
Order of St. Gregory the Great
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
Tadeusz Mazowiecki bust, Sarajevo
Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki with US President George H. W. Bush in White House, 1990
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References
- ↑ "Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Ex-Premier of Poland, Dies at 86". New York Times.com. 2013-10-28. Retrieved 2013-11-12.
- ↑ Amnesty International, 12 September 2003, Amnesty International welcomes the election of a Board of Directors Archived 2006-04-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ↑ "Tadeusz Mazowiecki nie żyje. Miał 86 lat. "Uczył nas pokory w polityce"" (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
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Other websites
Media related to Tadeusz Mazowiecki at Wikimedia Commons
- Periodic Reports on the situation in Bosnia Archived 2004-08-24 at the Wayback Machine