Lech Kaczyński facts for kids

Quick facts for kids His Excellency Lech Aleksander Kaczyński


President of Poland
In office 23 December 2005 – 10 April 2010
Preceded by	Aleksander Kwaśniewski
Succeeded by	Bronisław Komorowski

Personal details
Born	18 June 1949 Warsaw, Poland
Died	10 April 2010 (aged 60) Near Smolensk, Russia
Nationality	Polish
Political party	nonpartisan (Law and Justice at the time of election)
Spouse(s)	Maria Kaczyńska (m. 1978-2010, both killed)
Profession	Lawyer

' (18 June 1949 - 10 April 2010) was the President of the Republic of Poland from 2005 until his death in a plane crash in Smolensk, Russia on 10 April 2010. Kaczyński served as Mayor of Warsaw from 2002, until the day before he became president. He was a Roman Catholic and was the identical twin brother of the Prime Minister of Poland, Jarosław Kaczyński.

Preceded by Aleksander Kwaśniewski	President of Poland 2005–2010	Succeeded by Bronisław Komorowski (Acting)

Images for kids

Lech Kaczyński with U.S. President George W. Bush in 2007
Meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart, Dalia Grybauskaitė, in Vilnius at the Presidential Palace, 8 April 2010. This was to be Kaczyński's last meeting with a fellow head of state.
Lech Kaczyński and president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, 2008.
Sarcophagus of Lech and Maria in the Crypt Under the Tower of Silver Bells, Kraków
The statue of Lech Kaczyński in Piłsudski Square, Warsaw