2008 in Poland
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Events during the year 2008 in Poland.
Incumbents[]
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Lech Kaczyński
Position | Person | Party |
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President | Lech Kaczyński | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) |
Prime Minister | Donald Tusk | Civic Platform |
Marshal of the Sejm | Bronisław Komorowski | Civic Platform |
Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz | Independent (Supported by the Civic Platform) |
Events[]
January[]
- 23 January – Mirosławiec air disaster; an EADS CASA C-295 military transport plane crashed as it approached the Mirosławiec runway, killing all passengers and crew: 20 victims. 3 days of national mourning followed.
March[]
- 1 March – Cyclone Emma causes damage in Poland
June[]
- 4 June – 6 miners died in a blast in Borynia Coal Mine.
August[]
- 5–6 June – 2008 Poland tornado outbreak; 4 fatalities.
Deaths[]
July[]
- 10 July: Krystyna Kersten, Polish historian.
- 13 July: Bronisław Geremek, Polish politician, died in a car accident.
- 14 July: Antoni Heda, Polish general and partisan.
See also[]
Categories:
- 2008 in Poland
- 2008 in Europe