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Warsaw unveils plaque marking anti-communist hero Kornel Morawiecki

Warsaw unveils plaque marking anti-communist hero Kornel Morawiecki Radek Pietruszka/PAP

A plaque commemorating leading anti-communist opposition activist and father of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki was unveiled in Warsaw on Wednesday by the members of Fighting Solidarity union on the first anniversary of his death.

Polish PM recalls late father on first anniversary of his death

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki in a Facebook post on Wednesday recalled his late father, 1980s radical anti-communist opposition leader Kornel Morawiecki, on the first anniversary of his death.

Poland's PM would like to see Belarus join the free nations of Europe

PM Morawiecki in an interview with Radio Rodzina in the western city of Wrocław on Saturday said that he would like the Belarusian people to join the family of free, democratic nations in Europe as soon as possible.

PM gives thanks for his father's anti-communist resistance award

In a Monday Facebook post, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki gave thanks for the posthumous award given to his father, Kornel Morawiecki, in recognition of his anti-communist dissident activity.

Morawiecki was at anti-communist demos say former activists

The teenaged Morawiecki took part in large pro-democracy demonstrations in his home town of Wrocław.

PM expresses gratitude to participants in his father's funeral

PM Mateusz Morawiecki has expressed his gratitude to everyone who participated, on Saturday, in the funeral of his father, Kornel Morawiecki, an anti-communist activist, and founder and leader of the 1980s Fighting Solidarity union.

PM's heroic anti-commie dad who was hunted by secret police is laid to rest

Kornel Morawiecki, who died last week after suffering from cancer, actively fought against the Communist state and was once one of Poland's most wanted men.

Kornel Morawiecki funeral mass held in Warsaw

A funeral mass for Monday-deceased anti-communist activist and father of PM Mateusz Morawiecki began at noon on Saturday in the Polish Armed Forces' Field Cathedral in Warsaw. Attending the ceremony is President Andrzej Duda.

Mourners pay tribute to father of Polish prime minister

Senior Speaker of the Sejm Kornel Morawiecki, a former anti-communist leader and father of Poland's prime minister, is lying in state in the Polish Parliament building, in Warsaw.

PM not to take part in election campaign until after his father's funeral

Kornel Morawiecki, the anti-communist opposition activist, leader of Fighting Solidarity, Senior Speaker of the Sejm (lower house) and father of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, will be laid to rest at Warsaw's Powązki Military cemetery.

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