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Aleksander Kwaśniewski

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Aleksander Kwaśniewski

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President of Poland from 1995 to 2005

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Aleksander Kwaśniewski was a Polish politician who served as the country's president for ten years, from 1995 to 2005. His presidency was significant in Poland's modern history as it coincided with the country's transition to democracy and its integration into Western institutions like NATO and the European Union.

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Belgard, Germany [now Białogard, Poland]

Aleksander Kwaśniewski (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr kfaˈɕɲɛfskʲi] ⓘ; born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist who served as the third president of Poland from 1995 to 2005. Kwaśniewski served as a minister in the communist government during the 1980s, and later led the post-communist centre-left Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, a successor to the former…

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Instance of
human
Given name
Alexander
Gender
male
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
Białogard
Spouse
Jolanta Kwaśniewska
Occupation
journalist
Educated at
University of Gdańsk
Employer
Georgetown University
Political party
Democratic Left Alliance
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
atheism
Official website
www.kwasniewskialeksander.eu
Image
Aleksander Kwaśniewski 2019c (cropped) (3x4).jpg
Work location
Warsaw
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date of birth
1954-11-15
name in native language
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
candidacy in election
1991 Polish parliamentary election
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Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist who served as the 3rd president of Poland from 1995 to 2005.

Kwaśniewski served as a minister in the communist government during the 1980s, and later led the post-communist centre-left Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland, a successor to the former ruling Polish United Workers' Party, and a co-founder of the Democratic Left Alliance. In 1995, he was elected to the presidency, defeating the incumbent, Lech Wałęsa, and was re-elected in 2000 in a decisive first-round victory. His presidency was marked by modernisation of Poland, rapid economic growth (Poland's GDP doubled in ten years), the drafting of a new constitution (1997), and the accession of Poland to NATO (1999) and the European Union (2004). In 2004, he brokered a pro-democratic agreement during the Orange Revolution in Ukraine.

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