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Bożena Mamontowicz-Łojek
Bożena Mamontowicz-Łojek (born Zenona Bożena Mamontowicz; 22 December 1937 – 10 April 2010) was a Polish historian and activist. She studied history of Polish theater and ballet. She was President of the Polish Katyn Foundation. She was wife of Jerzy Łojek, historian. She died in the 2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 crash near Smolensk on 10 April 2010. She was posthumously awarded the Order of Polonia Restituta. See also *List of casualties of the Smolensk air disaster References 1937 births 2010 deaths Historians of theatre Federation of Katyn Families Burials at Powązki Cemetery University of Warsaw alumni Officers of the Order of Polonia Restituta Recipients of the Gold Cross of Merit (Poland) Victims of the Smolensk air disaster {{Poland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bożena Mamontowicz Łojek Grób
Bożena () is a Polish feminine given name, originally appearing as ''Bożana'' and ''Bożechna''. It is derived from the word "Bóg" (God). This Slavic name is equivalent to Božena in Czech, Slovak and other Slavic languages. Individuals named Bożena may celebrate their name day on 13 March, 20 June or 27 July (in Slovakia). Notable people with this name include: *Bożenna Bukiewicz - Polish politician *Bożena Dykiel - Polish actress *Bozenna Intrator - Polish-American writer, lyricist and translator See also * Polish name * Slavic names Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic peoples, Slavic countries. The main types of Slavic names: * Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', ''Niemir, Němir/měr''), * ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozena Slavic feminine given names Polish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerzy Łojek
Jerzy Łojek (3 September 1932 – 7 October 1986) was a Polish historian and opposition activist in People's Republic of Poland. He specialized in European, Polish and Russian history of 17th to 20h centuries. Some of his works were first published underground. The communist government prevented him from receiving professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other tertiary education, post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin ...ship. His wife was historian Bożena Mamontowicz-Łojek who served as President of the Polish Katyn Foundation. Key works * “Szanse powstania listopadowego” (The Chances of the November Uprising) * “Dzieje pięknej Bitynki” (The History of Beautiful Bitina) * “Agresja 17 września 1939. Studium aspektów politycznych” (The Aggression of September 17, 1939: A Study of Political Aspects) * “Dzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154 Crash
On 10 April 2010, a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft operating Polish Air Force Flight 101 crashed near the Russian city of Smolensk, killing List of casualties of the Smolensk air disaster, all 96 people on board. Among the victims were the president of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, and his wife, Maria Kaczyńska, Maria; the former Polish government-in-exile, president of Poland-in-exile, Ryszard Kaczorowski; the chief of the Polish General Staff and other senior Polish military officers; the president of the National Bank of Poland; Polish government officials; 18 members of the Polish parliament; senior members of the Polish clergy; and relatives of victims of the Katyn massacre. The group was arriving from Warsaw to attend an event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the massacre, which took place not far from Smolensk. The pilots were attempting to land at Smolensk North Airport — a former military airbase — in thick fog, with visibility reduced to about . The aircraft descended f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, national security, national defense, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries. It is Poland's second-highest civilian state award in the order of precedence, behind the Order of the White Eagle (Poland), Order of the White Eagle. The Order of Polonia Restituta is sometimes regarded as Poland's successor to the ''Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr'', known as the Order of Saint Stanislaus, established in 1765 by Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, to honor supporters of the Polish crown. History When Poland regained its independence from the German Empire, Aust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Casualties Of The Smolensk Air Disaster
The Smolensk air disaster, included Polish Air Force Flight 101 in 2010 killing all 96 people on board. The Polish delegation was heading to Katyn (rural locality), Katyn to attend a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, in which the Soviet Union, Soviet NKVD killed about 22,000 Polish military officers. Among those killed in the crash of Flight 101 were Polish President Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska, former President-in-exile Ryszard Kaczorowski, Poland's highest-ranking military officers, lawmakers, heads of the Polish National Bank and other central institutions, presidential aides, bishops and priests of various denominations, relatives of those killed in the Katyn massacre, as well as officers of the presidential security detail and crew members. __TOC__ Fatalities Posthumous recognition Not on board Some early reports were wrong about the number or composition as the official list of victims was corrected in stages; most notab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
