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Poland’s Smolensk tragedy still smoulders Two years ago, on 10 April 2010, the plane carrying Poland’s President Lech Kaczyński crashed while attempting to land at Russia’s Smolensk airport. None of… 10/04/2012
Tragedy overshadows Polish electoral campaigning Poland is about to elect a new president. This comes two months after the fatal plane crash which killed not only Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his… 11/06/2010
Smolensk ceremonies belie Polish divisions over causeA simple ceremony was held in the snow at Smolensk in western Russia, at the site of the plane crash exactly two years ago that killed a Polish president and… 10/04/2012
Poland still divided on Smolensk on 2nd anniversaryPoland is remembering the victims of the air disaster two years ago to the day that killed 96 people including former President Lech Kaczynski and the… 10/04/2012
Poland remembers victims of Smolensk crashPolish nationalists staged a rally in front of the Russian embassy in Warsaw on Sunday on the eve of the 2nd anniversary of the plane crash in which president… 10/04/2012
Top Polish officials resign over Smolensk crashPoland’s new defence minister has dissolved the Air Force regiment responsible for transporting top state officials. It comes after a report published last… 04/08/2011
Poland faults Russia in presidential plane crash reportA Polish government commission has laid the blame on Russian ground staff and Polish air crew for the plane crash in the western city of Smolensk last year… 29/07/2011
Smolensk black boxes register no technical faultsThe authorities in Poland say black box recordings show there were no technical problems on the presidential plane that crashed near Smolensk in Russia last… 26/07/2011
Anger mars commemoration of Smolensk plane crashOne year after the plane crash which killed Poland’s president and 95 others, there is anger over the replacement of a memorial plaque. A new one with a… 11/04/2011
Moscow says Kaczynski presence a factor in fatal crashPilot error was to blame, but high-level pressure may have been placed on the crew. That is the verdict of a report released in Moscow on a plane crash in… 12/01/2011
Symbolic wooden cross moved from Polands Presidential PalaceA wooden cross inside the chapel of the presidential palace in Poland is a symbol of remembrance and mourning a tribute to President Kaczynski and those who… 16/09/2010
Plaque for late Polish president fails to pleaseA new plaque on the wall of Poland’s presidential palace in memory of the late leader Lech Kaczynski has done little to appease some of his supporters… 13/08/2010
Poland votes for new presidentPoland votes for a new president today an election called following the death of President Lech Kaczynski and most of the country’s political and military… 20/06/2010
Kaczynski twin to run for PresidentJaroslaw Kaczynski has announced plans to run for President in Poland’s upcoming election. The vote in June has had to be called following the death of his… 26/04/2010
Poland mourns for Lech KaczynskiPeople in Poland have been able to pay their last respects to President Lech Kaczynski, as his coffin lay in the crypt of Wawel Cathedral in Krakow… 19/04/2010
Poland says goodbye to President KaczynskiAfter a week of national mourning, Poland has said a final goodbye to its president. Tens of thousands of Poles came to Krakow for the requiem mass for Lech… 18/04/2010
Poland prepares to lay first couple to restUS President Barack Obama and a host of other world leaders have said they will not attend the state funeral of Poland’s first couple due to the volcanic ash… 18/04/2010
Warsaw holds mass for presidential coupleAn evening mass has been held in Warsaw’s St John’s Cathedral for the Polish presidential couple, Lech and Maria Kacyznski. The pair perished in last week’s… 17/04/2010
Poland remembers air crash deadSeveral thousand mourners have gathered in Warsaw for a memorial service for the 96 victims of last week’s tragic air crash in western Russia. President… 17/04/2010
Polish upset over dead President’s burial placeMore bodies of those killed in last weekend’s plane crash have arrived back in Poland. Most of the 96 victims have now been flown home from Russia, including… 16/04/2010
Poland to release details of black boxesInvestigators continue to search for clues amongst the wreckage of the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria and 94 other members… 15/04/2010
Poland funeral plans spark protestsFurious protestors have urged Polish authorities to rethink plans to bury late president Lech Kaczynski at Wawel Cathedral in Krakow. The row erupted as… 15/04/2010
Poles protest burial plansOutside the presidential palace, the streets of the Polish capital are lined with mourners queuing to pay their last respects to their first couple. The… 15/04/2010
Polish unity cracks over choice of burial sitePoland’s sense of unity in the aftermath of Saturday’s plane crash which killed much of the country’s ruling elite, appears to be fraying. Thousands in Krakow… 15/04/2010
Burial plans split PolandPolish Prime Minister Donald Tusk joined thousands of mourners as he paid his last respects to the late President on Wednesday. The bodies of Lech Kaczynski… 14/04/2010
Polish president of the European Parliament thanks Russia for supportThe Polish President of the European Parliament led tributes to his fallen colleagues during an emotional session this morning. Ninety six Polish officials… 14/04/2010
Bodies of thirty crash victims repatriatedThe bodies of thirty more crash victims were repatriated today. An official ceremony to mark the arrival of the remains was held at Warsaw’s military… 14/04/2010
Europe mourns with PolandAs thousands of mourners queued to pay their last respects to the presidential couple in the capital Warsaw on Wednesday, tributes to Poland’s lost leaders… 14/04/2010
Obama to attend Polish president’s funeralPresident Obama is to attend the funeral on Sunday of the late Polish president Lech Kaczynski and first lady Maria Kaczynska. Other world leaders are also… 14/04/2010
Presidential couple lie in state in WarsawAlong with the Presidential couple’s only daughter, Marta, the whole of Poland feels orphaned in the wake of their deaths. The coffin bearing Maria… 13/04/2010
Polish air crash victims honouredPolish politicians met today for a special session of parliament to honour the 96 victims of last week’s plane crash. The late president’s twin brother… 13/04/2010
Body of Poland’s first lady repatriatedThere were solemn scenes in Warsaw on Tuesday morning as the body of Poland’s first lady Maria Kaczynska arrives home. She will lie in state alongside her… 13/04/2010
Poland’s political situation in the spotlightIn Poland’s parliament, the president’s empty chair has become an impromptu shrine. The deserted chamber is a stark reminder of the current political void… 13/04/2010
Memorial set for Poland’s 96 crash victimsPolish student groups having been paying their respects in Warsaw. An official memorial service has been arranged for Saturday, exactly one week after the… 13/04/2010
Outpouring of grief in PolandShocked mourners in Poland have been flocking to the Presidential Palace in the capital Warsaw to try to grasp the enormity of the country’s loss. Military… 12/04/2010
A nation in mourningIn the Polish capital Warsaw flags fly at half mast and the Presidential Palace is surrounded by a carpet of flowers and candles as the public express their… 12/04/2010
Polish President Kaczynski to lie in stateFor a second night, a stunned nation has paid tribute to its president, killed in a plane crash that has robbed Poland of much of its ruling elite. Lech… 12/04/2010
Kaczynski lying in state in WarsawThe body of the late president, Lech Kaczynski, arrived in Warsaw on Sunday afternoon to a nation gripped by grief. He died with at least 96 others when… 11/04/2010
Crash inquiry: was pilot ordered to land?Accident investigators continue to sift through the wreckage at the scene of the crash which killed the Polish president in the search for clues as to how and… 11/04/2010
Poland’s outpouring of griefA nation in mourning. Tens of thousands of people have been attending church services across Poland to pay their respects to all 97 people who died on board… 11/04/2010
Two-minute silence for plane crash deadPoland has held a two-minute silent tribute in memory of those who died in a plane crash in western Russia on Saturday. Polish President Lech Kacyzinski was… 11/04/2010
Putin vows to uncover plane crash causeRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has vowed to find what caused the plane crash of Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski on Saturday. Putin will head the… 11/04/2010
Lech Kaczynski: from child star to Poland’s PresidentLike Ronald Reagan, Lech Kaczynski was a president who first found fame in the movies. He and his twin brother Jaroslaw were child stars of a popular Polish… 11/04/2010
Candlelit vigil after Polish presidential plane crashPlunged into mourning by their president’s brutal death, Poles gathered in their thousands in Warsaw, well into the night. Mourners laid a carpet of flowers… 11/04/2010
Putin takes charge of probe into Kaczynski crashRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has visited the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski’s plane plunged to the ground. Putin was joined at… 11/04/2010
Putin takes charge of Smolensk crash probeRussia’s two most powerful politicians have been paying their respects and lighting candles for the 97 people now believed to have died in the Smolensk air… 10/04/2010
Pilot error ‘possible’ cause of Smolensk disasterPilot error has emerged as a possible reason for the crash which killed the Polish President, his wife and several high-ranking government… 10/04/2010
Poles unite in mourning late presidentPoland is mourning the passing of a president after Lech Kacyznski died in a plane crash at the age of 60 on Saturday. At least 97 people died in the… 10/04/2010
Political leaders pay tribute to Polish leaderGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed sadness at the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski. The president was among the passengers killed when… 10/04/2010
Poland’s elite perish near scene of massacrePoland’s President Lech Kaczynski, its central bank head and the country’s military chief were among 97 people killed when their plane crashed in thick fog on… 10/04/2010
Flowers and tears for president and his wifePolish citizens are coming to terms with the tragic death of their President and his wife Maria along with an entourage of senior government… 10/04/2010
Polish President killed in plane crashPolish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash near an airport in western Russia, which killed all passengers on board. Estimates of the number… 10/04/2010
Katyn mourners pray for plane crash victimsNews of President Kaczysnki’s death shocked the crowd gathered at the Katyn memorial to remember 22,000 Poles murdered by Soviet forces in 1940. Former… 10/04/2010
Death of a President, Lech KaczynskiThe son of a Second World War resistance hero Lech Kaczynski portrayed himself as a man of the people. Often a controversial figure on the world stage, his… 10/04/2010
Polish President killed in plane crashPolish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash near an airport in western Russia, killing all people on board. The plane came down in a forest… 10/04/2010
Polish president Lech Kaczynski’s plane crashes on approach to russian airportEighty-seven people died when a plane flying from Warsaw crashed near its intended destination in the Russian city of Smolensk, Itar-Tass news agency… 10/04/2010
