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Maria Kaczyńska
First Lady of Poland
In role
23 December 2005 – 10 April 2010
PresidentLech Kaczyński
Preceded byJolanta Kwaśniewska
Succeeded byAnna Komorowska
Personal details
Born
Maria Helena Mackiewicz

(1942-08-21)21 August 1942
Machów, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland
Died10 April 2010(2010-04-10) (aged 67)
Smolensk, Russia
Political partyLaw and Justice
SpouseLech Kaczyński
ChildrenMarta Dubieniecka
Parents
  • Lidia Piszczako
  • Czesław Mackiewicz
Alma materUniversity of Gdańsk
ProfessionEconomist

Maria Kaczyńska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarja kaˈt͡ʂɨɲska]; born Maria Helena Mackiewicz; 21 August 1942[a] – 10 April 2010) was the First Lady of Poland from 2005-10 as the wife of President Lech Kaczyński.[1][2]

Early and personal life

Kaczyńska was born in Machowo (near Kobylnik, now Belarus),[3][4] the daughter of Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz.[5] Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa (Home Army), 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)[6] at Katyń.[5]

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.[5] After graduating in 1966, she worked at the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk, where she met Lech Kaczyński in 1976. They married in 1978,[5] and had a daughter.[5] In addition to her native Polish, Maria Kaczyńska spoke English, French and some Spanish and Russian.[5]

Death

The fuselage of the aircraft involved in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash
Main articles: 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash and Death and state funeral of Lech Kaczyński and Maria Kaczyńska

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.[7]

The Kaczyńskis were traveling with several senior government figures on a trip to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War II Katyn Massacre, where thousands of Polish military officers were executed by the NKVD.[8]

She was laid to rest alongside her husband on 18 April 2010 in the honorable royal crypt at the Wawel Cathedral.[9]

Her diary was found by her daughter after her death, sparking an interest among many publishers who desired to buy it and release it. However, Marta Kaczyńska-Dubieniecka stated the diary was too precious for her to sell and also said that she was not likely to reveal its content.[10]

Honours and awards

Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (16 April 2010, posthumously)
Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great (15 April 2009, Lithuania)[11]
Xirka Ġieħ ir-Repubblika (26 January 2009, Malta)
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (1 September 2008, Portugal)
Dame Grand Cross of the Order pro merito Melitensi (14 May 2007)

Notes

a According to list of passports of the Tu-154 flight.[12][13] Some media gives her date of birth as 21 August 1943.[2][14]

References

  1. ^ "Maria Kaczyńska". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  2. ^ a b "Maria Kaczyńska". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Polish Press Agency. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  3. ^ "Zostanę sobą" (in Polish). styl.pl (by Iza Komendołowicz). 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
  4. ^ "Official site of The First Lady" (in Polish). 2005. Archived from the original on April 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-17. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Official Biography: Maria Kaczyńska". Republic of Poland. 2010-04-10. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Fischer, Benjamin B., "The Katyn Controversy: Stalin's Killing Field". "Studies in Intelligence", Winter 1999–2000. Retrieved on 10 December 2005.
  7. ^ "Polish President, 95 Others Killed in Plane Crash ", VOA News, 10 April 2010, Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "Presidential resting place". Polskie Radio. 16 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
  10. ^ http://www.plotek.pl/plotek/1,78649,8216009,Sekrety_pamietnikow_Marii_Kaczynskiej.html
  11. ^ Lithuanian Presidency Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine, Lithuanian Orders searching form
  12. ^ Список погибших при авиакатастрофе Ту-154. L!FE NEWS (in Russian). LifeNews. 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  13. ^ Список погибших в авиакатастрофе Ту-154 в Смоленской области. Ministry of Emergency Situations (in Russian). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-11.
  14. ^ "Maria Kaczyńska (1943 - 2010)". Wirtualna Polska (in Polish). 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
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