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Events on Saturday 10 April 2010 3
1949 – 2010Lech Kaczyński (1949-2010)Died 10 April 2010, aged 60Kaczyński was President of Poland from 2005 until his death, previously serving as mayor of Warsaw. He was killed along with his wife and dozens of senior Polish officials when their aircraft crashed near Smolensk, Russia, en route to a memorial ceremony for the Katyn massacre. His death triggered a period of national mourning in Poland.
2010Smolensk Air DisasterNational TragedyPlane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 others on their way to a Katyń memorial.
2010Smolensk air disasterPolish president killed in plane crashA Polish Air Force jet carrying President Lech Kaczyński and dozens of senior officials crashed near Smolensk, Russia, while approaching to land in fog. All 96 people aboard were killed, including military chiefs and the national bank governor, on their way to a memorial for the Katyn massacre. The disaster triggered a period of national mourning and a state funeral in Kraków.