Aleksander Kwasniewski Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
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| Term of Office: | since December 23, 1995 |
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| Predecessor: | Lech Wałęsa; |
| Date of Birth: | November 5, 1954 |
| Place of Birth: | Białogard;, Poland |
| First Lady: | Jolanta Kwaśniewska; |
| Profession: | Journalist |
| Political Party: | former SLD |
Aleksander Kwaśniewski (pronounced: Alexander Kva-sh-nye-v-sky) is a Polish politician and currently the President of Poland. Born November 15 1954 in Białogard;. He was an activist of Socialist Union of Polish Students (Socjalistyczny Związek Studentów Polskich, SZSP) and the minister of sports in th 1980s.
He succeeded Lech Wałęsa; as President after winning the 1995 elections. Kwaśniewski was elected for his second and final term as president in 2000.
He was also a former leader of the left-wing Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, an heir to the Polish United Workers Party, and later of the Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej. (Democratic Left Alliance)
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| Preceded by: Lech Wałęsa; | Third Republic President of Poland (1995 - 2005) | Succeeded by: - |
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