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Aleksander Kwasniewski Biography and Timeline

Follow Aleksander Kwasniewski through 21 dated historical records for Poland.

Aleksander Kwasniewski, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

21Distinct records
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1954–2000Years on this page

1954

Birth of Aleksander Kwasniewski

Politics / Communist Party

Birth of Aleksander Kwasniewski

1977

Communist Party

Member of Communist Party · Politics / Communist Party

Appointed Member of Communist Party

1981

Editor

Editor of ITD · Media / Media

Appointed Editor of the ITD

Role range: 1981-1984

Editor

Editor of ITD · Politics / Communist Party

Appointed Editor of the ITD

Role range: 1981-1984

1984

Sztandar Mlodych

Editor of Sztandar Mlodych · Media / Media

Appointed Editor of the Sztandar Mlodych

Role range: 1984-1985

Editor

Editor of Sztandar Mlodych · Politics / Communist Party

Appointed Editor of the Sztandar Mlodych

Role range: 1984-1985

1985

Minister of Youth & Sports

Minister of Youth & Sports · Government / Government of Poland

Appointed Minister of Youth & Sports

Role range: 1985-1989

1991

Election

Politics / SLD

Elected Member of Parliament

SLD

Politics / SLD

Founds the Democratic Left Alliance

1993

Election

Politics / SLD

The SLD win the Polish elections

1994

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

Poland joins NATO's Partnership for Peace Programme

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

President of Poland · Warfare / North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)

Poland joins NATO's Partnership for Peace Programme

1995

Election

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

Former Polish communist apparatchik Aleksandr Kwasniewski wins the presidency having used slick western-style campaign tactics to gain a narrow victory over Lech Walesa

Inauguration

President of Poland · Warsaw · Government / Government of Poland

Sworn in as President of Poland

President of Poland

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

Appointed President of Poland

1997

Constitution of Poland

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

Poland adopts a new constitution

Election

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

The general election is won by the Solidarity

Government

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

Jerzy Buzek forms a new Government

Solidarity

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

The general election is won by the Solidarity

1998

Poland EU Membership Talks

President of Poland · Government / European Economic Community (EEC)

Poland opens talks on EU membership

2000

Election

President of Poland · Government / Government of Poland

Re-elected President of Poland

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.