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Black Poles
Africans in Poland, also known as Afro-Poles or Afro-Polish (), are citizens or residents of Poland who are of Sub-Saharan African descent. History The origins of the Afro-Polish community are rooted in educational immigration to the Polish People's Republic. The Communist government strongly supported anti-colonial movements in Africa as part of broader Soviet policy. From the 1950s to the 1980s, many Africans emigrated to Poland to pursue their educations. While most African students in Poland returned to their countries of origin, many decided to remain in Poland and acquire citizenship. The contemporary Afro-Polish community includes many of these Africans and their descendants. In 1955, the 5th World Festival of Youth and Students was held in Warsaw. Organized by the leftist, anti-imperialist World Federation of Democratic Youth, the festival invited thousands of delegates from around the world, including almost 1,000 Africans. The Communist leadership of Poland wished to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sejm
The Sejm (), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (), is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of the Third Polish Republic since the Polish People's Republic, transition of government in 1989. Along with the upper house of parliament, the Senate of Poland, Senate, it forms the national legislature in Poland known as Parliament of Poland#National Assembly, National Assembly (). The Sejm comprises 460 Member of parliament, deputies (singular or ) elected every four years by Universal suffrage, universal ballot. The Sejm is presided over by a Speaker of parliament, speaker, the "Marshal of the Sejm" (). In the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland, the term ''Sejm'' referred to an entire two-Chambers of parliament, chamber parliament, comprising the Chamber of Deputies (), the Senate and the King. It was thus a three-estate parliament. The 1573 Henrician Articles strengthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939. The state was established in the final stage of World War I. The Second Republic was taken over in 1939, after it was invaded by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, and the Slovak Republic, marking the beginning of the European theatre of the Second World War. The Polish government-in-exile was established in Paris and later London after the fall of France in 1940. When, after several regional conflicts, most importantly the victorious Polish-Soviet war, the borders of the state were finalized in 1922, Poland's neighbours were Czechoslovakia, Germany, the Free City of Danzig, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, and the Soviet Union. It had access to the Baltic Sea via a short strip of coastline known as the Polish Corridor on either side of the city of Gdynia. Between March and August 1939, Poland a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omenaa Mensah
Omenaa Mensah (born 26 July 1979 in Jelenia Góra) is a Polish philanthropist, entrepreneur, investor, journalist, presenter, and art collector. Education She graduated from primary school in Swarzędz and the Economic and Social High School in Poznań. For five years, she played basketball and belonged to the Union of Swarzędz. She studied "Management and Marketing” at the University of Management and Banking in Poznań. In 2001-2004, she studied international relations (specialization: “European Studies”) at the Poznań University of Economics, where in 2005, she defended her master's thesis. She is a PhD student at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics with an economic and social profile. Her scientific interests concern sub-Saharan Africa. Career highlights During her studies, she founded the Omi Hair company, which is engaged in offering the public African hairstyles. She also earned her money as a model, working both in Poland and in Europe. In 2003, she started wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Kazadi
Patricia "Trish" Tshilanda Kazadi (born 17 March 1988 in Warsaw) is a Polish actress, singer, dancer, and television personality. Parents Kazadi's mother is from Łuków in Lublin Voivodeship, while her father is from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Education Kazadi was accepted into the Warsaw University of Technology, where she studied Administration full-time. Unable to complete all the required subjects, she opted for part-time studies at the Warsaw School of Economics. She plays the piano and composes music, and trained in modern dance for two years. She was involved in music, theater, and media from a young age. Kazadi was also a student of the Krzysztof Komeda Second Level School of Popular and Jazz Music in Warsaw. Television *She was nurse Jagna Nowak on the TV series Ranczo * She hosted ''Everyday English'' on TVN Lingua; the channel became defunct in 2009. * From 5 September to 14 November 2010, Kazadi was on Season 12 of ''Taniec z gwiazdami'', the Poli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara James
Sara Zofia Egwu-James (born 10 June 2008) is a Polish singer and songwriter. She won the fourth season of the Polish talent show ''The Voice Kids'' in 2021, and represented Poland in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song " Somebody", finishing as a runner-up. James was also a finalist in the 17th season of ''America's Got Talent'' in 2022. She released her debut studio album, ''Playhouse'', in 2024. Early life and education Sara Zofia Egwu-James was born on 10 June 2008 in Słubice, Poland, to Polish mother Arleta Dancewicz, and Nigerian father John Egwu-James. Her parents were married, and divorced. James's father is also a singer, and was a contestant on Polish talent shows: ''X Factor'' and (). Her mother is a graduate of theology from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. James has a younger half-siblings, sister Michelle James, and brothers, John James Junior and Jakub Dancewicz. She changed schools due to the racism she experienced from her peers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Diouf (musician)
Mamadou Diouf is a Senegalese musician and writer. Since 2007, he also holds Polish citizenship. Education Diouf trained as a veterinarian. He first came to Poland in 1983 to study Polish on a language course in Łódź. He then moved to Warsaw, where he experienced racial abuse, including physical attacks "in broad daylight". Musical career Diouf has released a number of albums and has collaborated with Anna Maria Jopek, Voo Voo and Zakopower. Writing In 2011, Diouf published ''A Little Book about Racism'' ("Mała książka o rasizmie"). He has also frequently spoken out against racism in Poland and the use of the racial term murzyn ("moor"). He also co-authored with Stephano Sambali ''How to talk to Polish children about children from Africa'' ("Jak mówić polskim dzieciom o dzieciach z Afryki"). Activism In 2007, Diouf set up the "Africa Another Way Foundation" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Soliman
Angelo Soliman, born Mmadi Make, (c. 1721 – 1796) was an African-born Austrian Freemason and courtier. He achieved prominence in Viennese society and Freemasonry. Life His original name, Mmadi Make, is linked to a Nigerian chieftaincy system, princely class of the Kanem-Borno, Bornu Empire (centred in Borno State, modern-day Nigeria). He was taken captive as a child and arrived in Marseilles as a slave. He was sold into the household of a Messinan marchioness, who oversaw his education. Out of affection for another servant in the household, Angelina, he adopted the name 'Angelo', and he chose to recognize September 11, his baptismal day, as his birthday. After repeated requests, he was given as a gift in 1734 to Prince Georg Christian, Fürst von Lobkowitz, Georg Christian, Prince von Lobkowitz, the imperial governor of Sicily. He became the Prince's valet and traveling companion, accompanying him on military campaigns throughout Europe and reportedly saving his life on one o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 (2023), with approximately 8 million additional people living within a radius. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596, and has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its Kraków Old Town, Old Town was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1978, one of the world's first sites granted the status. The city began as a Hamlet (place), hamlet on Wawel Hill and was a busy trading centre of Central Europe in 985. In 1038, it became the seat of King of Poland, Polish monarchs from the Piast dynasty, and subsequently served as the centre of administration under Jagiellonian dynasty, Jagiellonian kings and of the Polish–Lithuan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Von Feuchtersleben
Eduard Freiherr von Feuchtersleben (30 July 1798 – 13 April 1857 ) was a Kraków-born mining engineer and writer. Biography Von Feuchtersleben was born in . His parents were Josephine (1772–1801) and Ernst von Feuchtersleben (1765–1834), an engineer from Hildburghausen. Eduard's half-brother was Baron Ernst von Feuchtersleben, son of Ernst von Feuchtersleben from his second marriage. Josephine was the daughter of African-born Austrian Angelo Soliman (1721–1796) whose body was secretly claimed after his death by Austrian Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II who had Abbé Eberl remove the skin and stuff it for display as an African "savage" in his cabinet of curiosities. At least since 1817, Eduard von Feuchtersleben wrote small plays, essays and poetry, which were printed since 1822. Since 1832, he was employed as a mining engineer in salt production in Bad Aussee, Aussee. Among Eduard's friends were Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872), Eduard von Bauernfeld (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Napoleonic Wars
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Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski
Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski (25 October 1769 – 29 September 1802) was a Polish military officer who served in the French Revolutionary Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He is the first known Polish general of African descent. After joining the French army, he died of yellow fever in 1802 in Saint-Domingue, after being sent there as part of the Saint-Domingue expedition, which saw Polish troops fighting alongside the French to restore slavery in the colony. After the French and Polish suffered heavily from yellow fever, they withdrew their surviving forces from Saint-Domingue. Some of Polish soldiers sent to Saint-Domingue deserted and joined the Haitian rebels in their quest for independence, and about 400 settled on the island after the war. They were granted full citizenship by Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who led the country. Early life Of mixed ancestry, Władysław was the illegitimate child of Maria Dealire, a British aristocrat, and married into the Polish ari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
