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← 1997 1996 1995 1998 in Poland → 1999 2000 2001
Decades:	1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
See also:	Other events of 1998 Timeline of Polish history

Events during the year 1998 in Poland.

Incumbents

Aleksander Kwaśniewski

Incumbents

Position	Person	Party	Notes
President	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Prime Minister	Jerzy Buzek	Solidarity Electoral Action
Marshal of the Sejm	Maciej Płażyński	Solidarity Electoral Action
Marshal of the Senate	Alicja Grześkowiak	Solidarity Electoral Action

Events

January

• 1 January:
  • Piotrków Kujawski regained its town rights.
  • Ciężkowice, Miłakowo, Miłomłyn, and Radzionków were granted town rights.

• 10 January – Riots broke out in Słupsk after a 13-year-old returning home from a basketball derby match was brutally killed by a policeman.

May

• 26 May – Centrum metro station in Warsaw was opened.