Rafał Bruski
Rafał Piotr Bruski (born 1 July 1962 in Bydgoszcz) is a Polish politician who is a president of Bydgoszcz (since 2010), was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2007-2010) and a former Deputy- President of Bydgoszcz (2006-2007). Bruski worked in Polskie Linie Oceaniczne (''Polish Ocean Lines'') in Gdynia (1986-1992) and Urząd Kontroli Skarbowej (''Revenue Inspection Office'') in Bydgoszcz (1994-2005). In 2006 local election he was a candidate for Bydgoszcz City Councillor. He polled 481 votes only in 1st district. It was fifth result on Civic Platform list and Bruski was not elected. President of Bydgoszcz Konstanty Dombrowicz, who was re-elected, nominated him as his Deputy. Bruski was Deputy-President between 2006 and 2007. After appointed of Donald Tusk Cabinet, Bruski was nominated as Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ('). He was a Voivode since 29 November 2007. He earned first place in the first round of the 2010 local election for President of By ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
* Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) in Poland. * Kuyavian-Pomeranian is one of 13 Polish constituency of the European Parliament. * Kuyavian-Pomeranian Regional Assembly is the regional legislature of the voivodeship. {{disambig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1962 Births
The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – The office of Pope John XXIII announces the excommunication of Fidel Castro for preaching communism and interfering with Catholic churches in Cuba. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the worst Netherlands, Dutch rail disaster. * January 9 – Cuba and the Soviet Union sign a trade pact. * January 12 – The Indonesian Army confirms that it has begun operations in West Irian. * January 13 – People's Socialist Republic of Albania, Albania allies itself with the People's Republic of China. * January 15 ** Portugal abandons the United Nations General Assembly due to the debate over Angola. ** French designer Yves Saint Laurent (designer), Yves Saint Laurent launches Yves Saint Lau ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Civic Coalition (Poland)
The Civic Coalition (, KO) is a big tent political alliance currently ruling in Poland. The alliance was formed in 2018 around Civic Platform, in opposition to the then-ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. History The Civic Coalition was originally created by the Civic Platform and Modern parties for 2018 local elections. In June 2019, it was announced that the Civic Coalition would be slated to participate in the 2019 Polish parliamentary election and Civic Platform and Modern would form a joint parliamentary club. The Greens announced at the end of July 2019 that they would participate in the elections as part of the Coalition. In August 2019, the Silesian Autonomy Movement and other member organisations of the Silesian Electoral Agreement joined the Coalition. 2018 local elections and present In the 2018 local elections, the Civic Coalition received 26.97% of votes (second place after Law and Justice), winning 194 seats. In 8 voivodeships, it obtained the best resul ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Modern (political Party)
Modern (, styled as ".Nowoczesna") is a Centrism, centrist to Centre-right politics, centre-right list of political parties in Poland, political party in Poland. It is currently led by Adam Szłapka. It was formed in 2015 as "NowoczesnaPL" although it had to change the name to ".Nowoczesna" later that year due to a dispute with the similarly named Modern Poland Foundation. Its first president Ryszard Petru served until 2017, when he was succeeded by Katarzyna Lubnauer. It first gained seats in the 2015 Polish parliamentary election, 2015 parliamentary election, and in 2018 it joined the Civic Coalition (Poland), Civic Coalition to participate together in the 2018 Polish local elections, local elections. Szłapka was elected as the president in 2019. Modern is a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party, Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and it is orientated towards the principles of liberalism, neoliberalism, and classical liberalism. It also ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Order Of Polonia Restituta
The Order of Polonia Restituta (, ) is a Polish state decoration, state Order (decoration), order established 4 February 1921. It is conferred on both military and civilians as well as on alien (law), foreigners for outstanding achievements in the fields of education, science, sport, culture, art, economics, national security, national defense, social work, civil service, or for furthering good relations between countries. It is Poland's second-highest civilian state award in the order of precedence, behind the Order of the White Eagle (Poland), Order of the White Eagle. The Order of Polonia Restituta is sometimes regarded as Poland's successor to the ''Order of the Knights of Saint Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr'', known as the Order of Saint Stanislaus, established in 1765 by Stanisław August Poniatowski, the last King of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, to honor supporters of the Polish crown. History When Poland regained its independence from the German Empire, Aust ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2015 Polish Presidential Election
Presidential elections were held in Poland on 10 and 24 May 2015. In the first round of voting Law and Justice (Poland), Law and Justice (PiS) candidate, lawyer and Member of the European Parliament, Andrzej Duda received the highest number of votes with a share of 34.76%, followed by the incumbent president Bronisław Komorowski (with 33.77%), who ran as an independent with the endorsement of the Civic Platform (PO), whose membership he had renounced after winning the 2010 elections. Independent candidate Paweł Kukiz came in third with 20.80% of the votes. As no candidate had received more than 50% of the votes cast, a second round was held on 24 May between the two highest-placed candidates, Duda and Komorowski. This round was won by Duda with 51.5% of the votes, to Komorowski's 48.5%. Electoral system The president was elected direct election, directly by the people to serve for five years, and can be re-elected only once. Pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Pol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bronisław Komorowski
Bronisław Maria Komorowski (; born 4 June 1952) is a Polish politician and historian who was the fifth president of Poland from 2010 to 2015. Komorowski previously served as Ministry of National Defence (Poland), Minister of National Defence from 2000 to 2001. As Marshal of the Sejm, Komorowski exercised the powers and duties of Acting President of Poland, acting president following the death of President Lech Kaczyński in a Smolensk air disaster, plane crash on 10 April 2010. Komorowski was then the governing Civic Platform party's candidate in the resulting 2010 Polish presidential election, 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 Polish presidential election, 2015 presidential ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2010 Polish Local Elections
The 2010 Polish local elections were held in two parts, with its first round on 21 November and the second on 5 December. The first round included elections of deputies to provincial voivodeship sejmiks, as well for gmina and powiat councilors. The second round of elections were marked for mayors, borough leaders, and other positions decided by runoff elections. The local elections were seen as a test to the ruling Civic Platform and Polish People's Party coalition government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Background As the first polls since the July presidential elections, which saw Civic Platform candidate Bronisław Komorowski defeat Law and Justice MP and former Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński, the 2010 local elections were characterized as a test to the administration of Donald Tusk. In the weeks prior to the elections, polls conducted by the CBOS Institute showed the ruling Civic Platform party with a comfortable lead over its rivals. The opposition Law and Justi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Konstanty Dombrowicz
Konstanty Dombrowicz (born 4 September 1947) is a Polish journalist and politician who was the President of Bydgoszcz (from 2002 to 2010). Early life and education Konstanty Dombrowicz was born on 4 September 1947 in Ludowice, Poland. Ludowice is a village in Wąbrzeźno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 1972 he graduated Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and have an M.A. degree in Polish philology studies. In 1975 he graduated journalist course, which was organized by Polish Journalists Association (''Stowarzyszenie Dziennikarzy Polskich''). He was student of administration, e.g. in Federal Academy of Public Administration in Viennawww, Centre National de la Fonction Publique Territoriale in Pariswww and European Institute in Łódźwww. Journalist career He worked as journalist for Polish Radio in Koszalin (1972) and in Bydgoszcz (1972-1983). Next he worked for TVP 3 Gdańsk (1984-1990) and collaborated with Bydgoszcz local newspapers. He was an origina ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zbigniew Hoffmann
Zbigniew Grzegorz Hoffmann (Polish pronunciation:; born 5 July 1963 in Poznań) is a former Polish politician who was a Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (2006–2009) and a Vice-Voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship (2006). Between 1992 and 2000 he working in Greater Poland Voivodeship Office, and since 1997 as an assistant of Voivode. Between 2000 and 2006 he working for President (Mayor) of Poznań City. In 2006 he was a Vice-Voivode of Greater Poland Voivodeship. On 7 November 2006 he was nominated as Voivode of Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (). He was a Voivode until 29 November 2007. See also * Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship * Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. The province is named after the region called Greater Poland (''Wielkopolska'' ). The modern province includes most of this historic re ... References External links Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodesh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |