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This is a list of events during the year 2006 in Poland.
Incumbents
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| Position | Person | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Lech Kaczyński | Independent (Supported by the Law and Justice) | |
| Prime Minister | Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz | Law and Justice | Until 16 July 2006 |
| Jarosław Kaczyński | Law and Justice | From 16 July 2006 | |
| Marshal of the Sejm | Marek Jurek | Law and Justice/Right of the Republic | |
| Marshal of the Senate | Bogdan Borusewicz | Independent (Supported by Law and Justice) |
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 28 January – Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse. 65 fatalities, over 170 wounded.
July
[edit]- 24 July – The CBA begins its operations.
- 28 July – President Lech Kaczyński calls for EU member states to reintroduce the death penalty. This angers the EU.[1][2][3]
September
[edit]- 3 September – The political party Left and Democrats is founded
November
[edit]- 12 November – 2006 Polish local elections, first round
- 21 November – 23 miners died in a blast in Halemba Coal Mine.
- 26 November – Polish local elections, 2006, second round
December
[edit]- December – Law and Justice MP Artur Górski introduced a parliamentary resolution to give Jesus Christ the title “King of Poland,” backed by 46 deputies, from League of Polish families (LPR), Law and Justice (PiS) party and the Peasants' Party (PSL).[4][5]
Sport
[edit]- 2005–06 Ekstraklasa
- 2006 Mieczysław Połukard Criterium of Polish Speedway Leagues Aces
- 2006 Polish Pairs Speedway Championship
- 2005–06 Polish Basketball League
- 2005–06 Polska Liga Hokejowa season
- 2006 PLFA season
- 2006 Polish Figure Skating Championships
- 2006 Tour de Pologne
- Poland at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Poland at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
Deaths
[edit]- 18 January: Jan Twardowski
- 14 July: Aleksander Wojtkiewicz, chess grandmaster (b. 1963)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Polish leader backs death penalty". 28 July 2006.
- ^ "Polish leader angers EU with call to restore death penalty". 3 August 2006.
- ^ "Anger over new death penalty call". 5 August 2006.
- ^ Projekt uchwały Sejmu: Jezus królem Polski Archived 2008-04-01 at the Wayback Machine Gazeta Wyborcza, 20 December 2006. Accessed 13 March 2009.
- ^ Polish MPs bid to make Jesus king BBC News, 21 December 2006. Accessed 13 March 2009.
