2017 in Poland
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Events during the year 2017 in Poland.
Incumbents
- President — Andrzej Duda (independent, supported by Law and Justice)
- Prime Minister — Beata Szydło (Law and Justice) (until 11 December), Mateusz Morawiecki (Law and Justice) (starting 11 December)
- Marshal of the Sejm — Marek Kuchciński (Law and Justice)
- Marshal of the Senate — Stanisław Karczewski (Law and Justice)
Events
- 12 January – 3,000 U.S. troops are deployed in Poland as part of NATO's Operation Atlantic Resolve.[1]
- 7 October – "Rosary to the Borders": hundreds of thousands of Polish Catholics prayed the Rosary along the country's borders for peace and for the salvation of Poland and the world against secularization.[2]
- November - 100,000 people gather for annual independence day march
Deaths
- 1 January – Bogdan Tuszyński, sports journalist, reporter and historian (b. 1932).[3]
- 7 January – Jerzy Kossela, guitarist and vocalist (b. 1942).[4]
- 7 January – Lech Trzeciakowski, historian (b. 1931).[5]
- 27 April – Jan Flinik, field hockey player (b. 1932)
- 16 June – Mieczysław Kalenik, actor (b. 1933)
- 2 August – Wanda Chotomska, children's writer, screenwriter and poet (b. 1929)
See also
- 2017 in Polish television
References
- ↑ "US tanks and troops in Poland a threat, Russia says". BBC News. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- ↑ "Poland Prays: Hundreds of Thousands Participate in Rosary". National Catholic Register. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ↑ Kuczmera, Dariusz (1 January 2017). "Zmarł Bogdan Tuszyński". Dziennik Łódzk (in Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ Grabski, Marek. "Zmarł Jerzy Kossela, współzałożyciel Czerwonych Gitar". wiadomosci.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ "Zmarł historyk prof. Lech Trzeciakowski". poznan.onet.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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