Władysław Bartoszewski
Władysław Bartoszewski | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 30 June 2000 – 19 October 2001 | |
| President | Aleksander Kwaśniewski |
| Prime Minister | Jerzy Buzek |
| Preceded by | Bronisław Geremek |
| Succeeded by | Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz |
| In office 7 March 1995 – 22 December 1995 | |
| President | Lech Wałęsa |
| Prime Minister | Józef Oleksy |
| Preceded by | Andrzej Olechowski |
| Succeeded by | Dariusz Rosati |
| Ambassador of The Republic of Poland to Austria | |
| In office 20 September 1990 – 1 September 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Stanisław Bejger |
| Succeeded by | Jan Barcz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1922 Warsaw, Poland |
| Died | 24 April 2015 (aged 93) Warsaw, Poland |
| Cause of death | Myocardial infarction |
| Spouse | Zofia Bartoszewska |
| Children | Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski |
| Occupation | Academician, journalist, politician, resistance member, social activist, writer |
| Righteous Among the Nations |
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Władysław Bartoszewski (Polish pronunciation: [vwaˈdɨswav bartɔˈʂɛfskʲi] ⓘ; 19 February 1922 – 24 April 2015) was a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian. A former Auschwitz concentration camp prisoner, he was a World War II resistance fighter as part of the Polish underground and participated in the Warsaw Uprising. After the war he was persecuted and imprisoned by the communist Polish People's Republic due to his membership in the Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) and opposition activity.
After the collapse of the communist regime, Bartoszewski served twice as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from March through December 1995 and again from 2000 to 2001. He was also an ambassador and a member of the Polish Senate. Bartoszewski was a close ally and friend of Polish anti-Communist activist and later president Lech Wałęsa.
Bartoszewski was a chevalier of the Order of the White Eagle, an honorary citizen of Israel, and a member of the International Honorary Council of the European Academy of Diplomacy.