Władysław Bartoszewski (1922 –2015) was a Polish politician, social activist, journalist, writer and historian.
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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.
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Władysław Bartoszewski wearing the Czech Service Star |
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.
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