Maria Kaczyńska
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Maria Kaczyńska | |
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.jpg) Polish First Lady - Maria Kaczyńska | |
| Born | Maria Mackiewicz 21 August 1942 |
| Died | 10 April 2010 (aged 67) |
| Cause of death | Aircraft crash |
| Occupation(s) | First Lady, Market Research[1] |
| Children | 1 (Marta) (born June 1980)[1] |
Maria Kaczyńska (21 August 1942[2][Note a] – 10 April 2010[3]) was the First Lady of Poland from 2005 to 2010 as wife of Lech Kaczyński, the then President of Poland.
Private Life
Born as Maria Mackiewicz in Machów to Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz. Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa, while an uncle fought in the Polish II Corps of Gen. Władysław Anders at the Battle of Monte Cassino; another uncle was murdered by the NKVD (Soviet Secret Police) at Katyń.[1]
Maria Kaczyńska attended primary and secondary schools in Rabka Zdrój in southern Poland. She studied transport economics and foreign trade in Sopot at what is now the University of Gdańsk.[1] After graduating in 1966, she worked at the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk, where she met Lech Kaczyński in 1976. She married him in 1978.[1] They had a daughter Marta, born in July 1980, and grandchildren Ewa and Martyna.[1] In addition to her native Polish, Kaczyńska spoke English, French, and some Spanish and Russian.[1]
Death
On 10 April 2010, 10:56 MSD (06:56 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.
Seven crew members and all 89 passengers on board were killed, including the President and his wife.[4]
The Kaczyńskis were traveling with several senior government figures on a trip to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II Katyn Massacre, in which thousands of Polish Military officers were executed by the Soviet secret police.[5]
Notes
a. ^ Some media gives date of birth 21 August 1943[6][7] or 1950.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Official Biography: Maria Kaczyńska". Republic of Poland. 2010-04-10. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Список погибших при авиакатастрофе Ту-154". L!FE NEWS (in Russian). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Polish President Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash". BBC. 10 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|acessdate=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - ^ "Polish President, 95 Others Killed in Plane Crash ", VOA News, 10 April 2010, Retrieved April 10, 2010
- ^ "Polish president killed in plane crash". CNN. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Maria Kaczyńska (1943 - 2010)". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Maria Kaczyńska". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Maria Kaczyńska (ur. 1950)". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
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