1996 in Poland
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Events during the year 1996 in Poland.
Incumbents[edit]
| Position | Person | Party | Notes |
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| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski | ||
| Prime Minister | Józef Oleksy | Democratic Left Alliance | Until 7 February |
| Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz[1] | Democratic Left Alliance | From 7 February | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Józef Zych | Polish People's Party | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Adam Struzik | Polish Peasant Party |
Events[edit]
- 18 February – A double referendum is held.[2] The voter turnout of 32% is well below the 50% threshold required to make the results valid.[3]
Births[edit]
- 13 January: Kamil Majchrzak, tennis player
- 2 May: Klaudia Kardasz, shot putter [4]
Deaths[edit]
- 26 February: Mieczysław Weinberg, composer (born 1919)
- 13 March: Krzysztof Kieślowski, film director and screenwriter (born 1941)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Charlemagne: Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz". The Economist. 1 November 2001. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1491 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Polish Referendum: Mixed Results Stall Privatization Chicago Tribune, 21 February 1996
- ^ 1996 in Poland at IAAF
- ^ Annette Insdorf (15 May 2002). Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski. Miamax. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7868-8474-2.
