Zbigniew Romaszewski
Zbigniew Jan Romaszewski (2 January 1940 – 13 February 2014) was a Polish conservative politician and human rights activist.
Zbigniew Romaszewski | |
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| Vice Marshal of the Senate | |
| In office 28 November 2007 – 7 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ryszard Legutko Maciej Płażyński Krzysztof Putra Marek Ziółkowski |
| Succeeded by | Maria Pańczyk-Pozdziej Jan Wyrowiński Stanisław Karczewski |
| Member of Senate | |
| In office 4 July 1989 – 7 November 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1940 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 13 February 2014 (aged 74) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Alma mater | University of Warsaw |
After the June 1976 protests, he was co-founder of assurance to workers charged by the communist regime. He was one of the founders of the Workers' Defence Committee (KOR). He became Chief of Bureau of Intervention of the Committee for Social Self-defence KOR in 1977. In 1980, he was the founder of the Helsinki Committee in Poland. In the early 1980s, he was chief of Commission of Intervention and Law-abidingness of Solidarity. During martial law in Poland he established independent Radio Solidarity. In 1982, he was arrested and jailed by the communist regime until 1984.
Romaszewski died in a hospital in his hometown of Warsaw, after a week of induced coma. He was aged 74.[1]
References
- ↑ Zbigniew Romaszewski nie żyje. RMF FM. 13 February 2014. http://www.rmf24.pl/fakty/news-zbigniew-romaszewski-nie-zyje,nId,1104667. Retrieved 25 February 2014. (in Polish)