Zbigniew Gorzelańczyk

Zbigniew Gorzelańczyk (31 July 1944 – 6 February 1996) was a Polish politician, and Sejm deputy for two terms until his death in 1996.

Zbigniew Gorzelańczyk
Sejm of the Republic of Poland
In office
19 September 1993 (1993-09-19) – 6 February 1996 (1996-02-06)
Personal details
Born(1944-07-31)31 July 1944
Leszno, Poland
Died6 February 1996(1996-02-06) (aged 51)
26 km (16 mi; 14 nmi) NE of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Political partyDemocratic Left Alliance
AwardsKnight's Cross

Gorzelańczyk graduated from the Academy of Physical Education in Wroclaw in 1968, and the Political University in Moscow in 1983. He was elected twice in the Leszno-Zielona Góra and Leszno districts of the Democratic Left Alliance.

Gorzelańczyk along with parliament member Marek Wielgus were killed in the 1996 crash of Birgenair Flight 301 in the Dominican Republic.

He was posthumously awarded the following:

Knight's Cross Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 lutego 1996 r. o nadaniu orderów" [Order of the President of the Republic of Poland of February 15, 1996 on awarding orders.]. prawo.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-06-06.

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