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Bronisław Komorowski
b. 1952
Polish politician; President of Poland (2010–2015)
- Born
- 4 Jun 1952 · Oborniki Śląskie
Life timeline
Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.
- 4 Jun 1952BornBorn in Oborniki Śląskie
- 1991 – 2010RoleMember of the Sejm
- 1999AwardKomandoria Missio Reconciliationis
- 2000 – 2001RoleMinister of National Defence
- 2008AwardMedal of the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the Katyn Massacre
- 2008AwardOrder of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class
- 2010 – 2015RolePresident of the Republic of Poland
- 2010AwardGrand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- 2010AwardOrder of the White Eagle
- 2011AwardRoyal Order of the Seraphim
- 2012AwardKnight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
- 2012AwardGrand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
- 2012AwardKnight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav
- 2012AwardOrder of the Three Stars, 1st Class
- 2012AwardWprost Person of the Year
- 2013AwardGrand Order of King Tomislav
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Meanwhile in the world
Major world events during their lifetime (1952 – today).
- 1953 – 1959Cuban Revolution
- 19541954 FIFA World Cup
- 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
- 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
- 1956Suez Crisis
- 19581958 FIFA World Cup
- 1959Antarctic Treaty System
- 19621962 FIFA World Cup
- 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
- 19661966 FIFA World Cup
- 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
- 1968Prague Spring
- 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
- 19721972 Summer Olympics
- 19741974 FIFA World Cup
- 19781978 FIFA World Cup
- 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
- 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
- 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
- 19841984 Summer Olympics
- 1985Schengen Agreement
- 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 19901990 FIFA World Cup
- 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- 19941994 FIFA World Cup
- 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
- 19981998 FIFA World Cup
- 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
- 2003 – 2011Iraq War
- 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
- 20062006 FIFA World Cup
- 20082008 Summer Olympics
- 2008Russo-Georgian War
- 20102010 Haiti earthquake
- 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
- 20112011 Norway attacks
- 2011Libyan civil war
- 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
- 20122012 Summer Olympics
Biography
Bronisław Maria Komorowski (born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who served as the 5th president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Marshal of the Sejm from 2007 to 2010 and in this position Komorowski exercised the powers and duties of acting president following the death of President Lech Kaczyński in a plane crash on 10 April 2010. Earlier, from 2000 to 2001, he served as Minister of National Defence.
Komorowski was then the governing Civic Platform party's candidate in the resulting presidential election, which he won in the second round of voting on 4 July 2010. He was sworn in as president on 6 August 2010. Komorowski thus became the second person to serve on two occasions as Polish head of state since 1918, after Maciej Rataj. On 24 May 2015, Komorowski was defeated in the second round by Andrzej Duda in the 2015 presidential election. As a result, Komorowski was succeeded by Duda on 6 August 2015.
Komorowski was the only president of the Third Polish Republic not to experience a cohabitation while in office. As of 2026, he remains the only Polish president elected with the backing of the Civic Platform party.
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