Maria Kaczyńska
First Lady of Poland (1942-2010)
Maria Helena Kaczyńska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarja kaˈt͡ʂɨɲska]; née Mackiewicz; 21 August 1942[a] – 10 April 2010[1]) was the First Lady of Poland from 2005 through 2010. She was the wife of President Lech Kaczyński.[2][3]
Maria Kaczyńska | |
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First Lady of Poland | |
In office December 23, 2005 – April 10, 2010 | |
President | Lech Kaczyński |
Preceded by | Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
Succeeded by | Anna Komorowska |
Personal details | |
Born | Maria Helena Mackiewicz 21 August 1942 Machowo |
Died | 10 April 2010 Smolensk, Russia | (aged 67)
Nationality | Polish |
Spouse(s) | Lech Kaczyński |
Relations | Lidia Piszczako (mother) Czesław Mackiewicz (father) |
Children | Marta Dubieniecka |
Residence | Presidential Palace, Warsaw (official) |
Alma mater | University of Gdańsk (M.S.) |
Profession | Economist |
On 10 April 2010, 10:41 MSD (06:41 UTC), Maria Kaczyńska, and her husband, Polish President Lech Kaczyński, died when the Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M they were aboard crashed while attempting to land at Smolensk-North Airport in the Russian city of Smolensk. All 89 passengers on board and the 7 crew members were killed.[4]
References
change- ↑ "Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash". BBC. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
- ↑ "Maria Kaczyńska". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ↑ "Maria Kaczyńska". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ↑ "Polish President, 95 Others Killed in Plane Crash Archived 2010-04-13 at the Wayback Machine", VOA News, 10 April 2010, Retrieved 10 April 2010.
Other websites
changeMedia related to Maria Kaczyńska at Wikimedia Commons
- Polish First Lady's official website Archived 2009-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Maria Kaczyńska official biography (in English) Archived 2010-04-08 at the Wayback Machine