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Lech Aleksander Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
Birth place
Warsaw, Poland
Death place
Smolensk, Russia
President of Poland. On 10 April 2010 a Tupolev Tu-154 plane carrying President Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other members of a Polish delegation were travelling from Warsaw to commemorate the Katyn massacre and crashed while approaching Smolensk Air Base in Russia at 06:56 GMT. The plane hit trees in foggy conditions about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) from the airport.96 people were killed in the crash, including many of Poland's highest military and civilian leaders.
Buried by Lastsleep on April 12, 2010
