Maria Kaczyńska
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| First Lady of Poland | |
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In office 23 December 2005 – 10 April 2010 |
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| President | Lech Kaczyński |
| Preceded by | Jolanta Kwaśniewska |
| Succeeded by | Anna Komorowska |
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Maria Helena Mackiewicz 21 August 1942 Machów, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 10 April 2010 (aged 67) Smolensk, Russia |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Law and Justice |
| Spouse(s) | Lech Kaczyński |
| Children | Marta Dubieniecka |
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| Alma mater | University of Gdańsk |
| Profession | Economist |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Maria Kaczyńska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarja kaˈt͡ʂɨɲska]; born Maria Helena Mackiewicz; 21 August 1942 – 10 April 2010) was the First Lady of Poland from 2005-10 as the wife of President Lech Kaczyński.
Kaczyńska was born in Machowo (near Kobylnik, now Belarus), the daughter of Lidia and Czesław Mackiewicz. Her father fought in the Vilnius Armia Krajowa (Home Army), while an uncle fought in the Polish II Corps of Gen. Władysław Anders at the Battle of Monte Cassino; another uncle was murdered by the NKVD (Soviet secret police) at Katyń.
Maria Kaczyńska attended primary and secondary schools in Rabka Zdrój in southern Poland. She studied transport economics and foreign trade in Sopot at what is now the University of Gdańsk. After graduating in 1966, she worked at the Maritime Institute in Gdańsk, where she met Lech Kaczyński in 1976. They married in 1978, and had a daughter. In addition to her native Polish, Maria Kaczyńska spoke English, French and some Spanish and Russian.
On 10 April 2010, 10:41 MSD (06:41 UTC), Maria Kaczyńska, and her husband, Polish President Lech Kaczyński, died when the Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M they were aboard crashed while attempting to land at Smolensk-North Airport in the Russian city of Smolensk. All 89 passengers on board and the 7 crew members were killed.
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