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Aleksander Kwaśniewski, the Glossary

Aleksander Kwaśniewski (born 15 November 1954) is a Polish politician and journalist.^[1]

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Arseniy Yatsenyuk

Arseniy Petrovych Yatsenyuk (Арсеній Петрович Яценюк; born 22 May 1974) is a Ukrainian politician, economist and lawyer who served two terms as Prime Minister of Ukraine – from 27 February 2014 to 27 November 2014 and from 27 November 2014 to 14 April 2016.

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Atheism

Atheism, in the broadest sense, is an absence of belief in the existence of deities.

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Łańcut

Łańcut (Lantzut; Lánʹtsut; Landshut) is a town in south-eastern Poland, with 18,004 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009.

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Białogard

Białogard (pronounced, Belgard,; Pomeranian: Biôłogard) is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021.

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Black site

Black sites are clandestine detention centers operated by a state where prisoners who have not been charged with a crime are incarcerated without due process or court order, are often mistreated and murdered, and have no recourse to bail.

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Burisma

Burisma Holdings Limited (Бурісма Холдингс) was a holding company based in Kyiv, Ukraine, for a group of energy exploration and production companies.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Common Wealth Award of Distinguished Service

The Common Wealth Awards of Distinguished Service (or Common Wealth Awards) were created under the will of the late Ralph Hayes, an influential American business executive and philanthropist.

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Concordia Summit

Concordia is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

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Constitution of Poland

The Constitution of the Republic of Poland (Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej or Konstytucja RP for short) is the supreme law of the Republic of Poland, which is also commonly called the Third Polish Republic (III Rzeczpospolita or III RP for short) in contrast with the preceding systems.

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Criminal cases against Yulia Tymoshenko since 2010

Since May 2010,, Euronews (12 May 2010) a series of criminal cases have been opened against Ukrainian politician and former Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko.

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Czech Republic

The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)

The Democratic Left Alliance was a social-democratic political party in Poland.

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Dziennik Gazeta Prawna

Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (Polish: Daily Legal Newspaper; abbreviation: DGP) is a Polish legal and business daily newspaper, headquartered in Warsaw and published from Monday to Friday.

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Euromaidan

Euromaidan (translit), or the Maidan Uprising, was a wave of demonstrations and civil unrest in Ukraine, which began on 21 November 2013 with large protests in Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv.

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Europa Plus (Poland)

Europa Plus (formally Europa Plus Social Movement, Ruch Społeczny Europa Plus) was a pro-European centre-left coalition of parties in Poland, formed to contest the 2014 European Parliament election.

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European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation

The European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation (also ECTR) is a non-governmental organization that was established in Paris, France on 7 October 2008 to monitor tolerance in Europe.

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European Jewish Fund

The European Jewish Fund (EJF) is an international non-governmental organisation that coordinates and supports programmes and events aimed at improving interreligious and interethnic relations, reinforcing Jewish identity, counteracting assimilation, promoting tolerance and reconciliation in Europe, fighting against xenophobia, extremism and antisemitism, and preserving the memory of the Holocaust.

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European Olympic Committees

The European Olympic Committees (EOC; Comités olympiques européens, COE) is an organisation based in Rome, Italy, consisting of 50 National Olympic Committees from the continent of Europe.

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European Parliament

The European Parliament (EP) is one of the two legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions.

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European Union

The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.

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Fakt

Fakt (Polish for "fact") is a Polish tabloid daily newspaper published in Warsaw, Poland, by Ringier Axel Springer Polska (a Swiss-German joint-venture subsidiary of Axel Springer SE and Ringier), and is one of the best-selling papers in Poland.

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Gazeta Wyborcza

(The Electoral Gazette in English) is a Polish nationwide daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland.

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Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)

The Gdańsk Voivodeship was a voivodeship (province) of the Polish People's Republic from 1975 to 1989, and the Third Republic of Poland from 1989 to 1998.

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Georgetown University

Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.

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Grand Order of King Tomislav

The Grand Order of King Tomislav (Velered kralja Tomislava), or officially the Grand Order of King Tomislav with Sash and Great Morning Star (Velered kralja Tomislava s lentom i Velikom Danicom), is the highest state order of Croatia.

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Hebrew University of Jerusalem

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Hungarian Order of Merit

The Hungarian Order of Merit (Magyar Érdemrend) is the fourth highest State Order of Hungary.

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Hungary

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.

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Independent politician

An independent, non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association.

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Institute of National Remembrance

The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state research institute in charge of education and archives which also includes two public prosecution service components exercising investigative, prosecution and lustration powers.

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Interfax-Ukraine

Interfax-Ukraine (Інтерфакс-Україна) is a Ukrainian news agency.

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International Advisory Council

The International Advisory Council (IAC) rules the International Teletraffic Congress (ITC).

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International Centre for Policy Studies

The International Centre for Policy Studies (ICPS) is an independent NGO, founded in 1994 which aims to promote public policy concepts and practice and apply them to influential policy research that affects both the public and private sectors in Ukraine.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; Comité international olympique, CIO) is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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International organization

An international organization, also known as an intergovernmental organization or an international institution, is an organization that is established by a treaty or other type of instrument governed by international law and possesses its own legal personality, such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and NATO.

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Iraq War

The Iraq War, sometimes called the Second Persian Gulf War, or Second Gulf War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba'athist government of Saddam Hussein. The conflict continued for much of the next decade as an insurgency emerged to oppose the coalition forces and the post-invasion Iraqi government.

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Jan Karski

Jan Karski (born Jan Kozielewski, 24 June 1914 – 13 July 2000) was a Polish soldier, resistance-fighter, and diplomat during World War II. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jan Karski are Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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Józef Oleksy

Józef Oleksy (22 June 1946 – 9 January 2015) was a Polish left-wing politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 7 March 1995 to 7 February 1996, when he resigned due to espionage allegations. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Józef Oleksy are Democratic Left Alliance politicians, members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993, members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997, Polish Round Table Talks participants and Polish United Workers' Party members.

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Jerzy Buzek

Jerzy Karol Buzek (born 3 July 1940) is a Polish politician and former Member of the European Parliament from Poland.

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Jolanta Kwaśniewska

Jolanta Kwaśniewska (Polish:, née Konty,; born 3 June 1956) is a Polish lawyer and charity activist who was First Lady of Poland between 1995 and 2005, as the wife of the then President Aleksander Kwaśniewski. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Jolanta Kwaśniewska are Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Malta).

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José María Aznar

José María Alfredo Aznar López (born 25 February 1953) is a Spanish politician who was the prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and José María Aznar are Collars of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and Walsh School of Foreign Service faculty.

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Joseph Stalin

Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili; – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until his death in 1953. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Joseph Stalin are Collars of the Order of the White Lion.

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Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz

Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz (born 20 December 1959) is a Polish conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 31 October 2005 to 14 July 2006.

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Knight of Freedom Award

The Knight of Freedom Award is a Polish international award conferred annually to "outstanding figures, who promote the values represented by General Casimir Pulaski: freedom, justice, and democracy".

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Kosovo War

The Kosovo War (Lufta e Kosovës; Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999.

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Lech Kaczyński

Lech Aleksander Kaczyński (18 June 194910 April 2010) was a Polish politician who served as the city mayor of Warsaw from 2002 until 2005, and as President of Poland from 2005 until his death in 2010. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Lech Kaczyński are Collars of the Order of the White Lion, grand Collars of the Order of Prince Henry, grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta, members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993, Polish Round Table Talks participants, presidents of Poland, Recipients of the National Order of Merit (Malta) and Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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Lech Wałęsa

Lech Wałęsa (born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the president of Poland between 1990 and 1995. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Lech Wałęsa are Candidates in the 1995 Polish presidential election, Candidates in the 2000 Polish presidential election, grand Collars of the Order of Prince Henry, grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, grand Crosses of the Order of Polonia Restituta, honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Polish Round Table Talks participants, presidents of Poland and Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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Left and Democrats

Left and Democrats (Lewica i Demokraci, LiD) was a centre-left electoral alliance of political parties in Poland which was created on 3 September 2006, before the Warsaw municipal election of 2006.

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Legion of Honour

The National Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royal de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.

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Leonid Kuchma

Leonid Danylovych Kuchma (Леонід Данилович Кучма,; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Leonid Kuchma are grand Collars of the Order of Prince Henry, grand Crosses of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas and Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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Leszek Miller

Leszek Cezary Miller (Polish pronunciation:; born 3 July 1946) is a Polish politician and former prime minister of Poland (2001–2004). Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Leszek Miller are Democratic Left Alliance politicians, members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993, members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997, Polish Round Table Talks participants and Polish United Workers' Party members.

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Levoča

Levoča (Lőcse; Левоча) is the principal town of Levoča District in the Prešov Region of eastern Slovakia, with a population of 14,256.

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Lithuania

Lithuania (Lietuva), officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe.

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Lviv

Lviv (Львів; see below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine.

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Marek Belka

Marek Marian Belka (born 9 January 1952 in Lódź) is a Polish professor of economics and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister of Poland in two governments. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Marek Belka are Democratic Left Alliance politicians and Polish United Workers' Party members.

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Market economy

A market economy is an economic system in which the decisions regarding investment, production and distribution to the consumers are guided by the price signals created by the forces of supply and demand.

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Martial law in Poland

Martial law in Poland (Stan wojenny w Polsce) existed between 13 December 1981 and 22 July 1983.

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Mińsk Mazowiecki

Mińsk Mazowiecki ("Masovian Minsk") is a town in eastern Poland with 40,999 inhabitants (2020).

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Mieczysław Rakowski

Mieczysław Franciszek Rakowski (Polish:; 1 December 1926 – 8 November 2008) was a Polish communist politician, historian and journalist who was Prime Minister of Poland from 1988 to 1989.

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Ministry of Sport and Tourism (Poland)

Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland was created on by decision of the Council of Ministers under then-Prime Minister Marek Belka.

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National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA) (Національний університет «Києво-Могилянська академія» (НаУКМА)), colloquially known as Mohylianka (Могилянка), is a highly ranked national research university located in a historic section of Kyiv, Ukraine.

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NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO; Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance of 32 member states—30 European and 2 North American.

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Oath of office

An oath of office is an oath or affirmation a person takes before assuming the duties of an office, usually a position in government or within a religious body, although such oaths are sometimes required of officers of other organizations.

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Olympic Order

The Olympic Order, established in 1975, is the highest award of the Olympic Movement. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Olympic Order are Recipients of the Olympic Order.

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Orange Revolution

The Orange Revolution (translit) was a series of protests, that lead to political upheaval in Ukraine from late November 2004 to January 2005.

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Order of Isabella the Catholic

The Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (Real Orden de Isabel la Católica; Abbr.: OYC) is a knighthood and one of the three preeminent orders of merit bestowed by the Kingdom of Spain, alongside the Order of Charles III (established in 1771) and the Order of Civil Merit (established in 1926).

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Order of Leopold (Belgium)

The Order of Leopold (Leopoldsorde, Ordre de Léopold) is one of the three current Belgian national honorary orders of knighthood.

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Order of Merit (Chile)

The Order of Merit (Orden al Mérito) is a Chilean order and was created in 1929.

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Order of Merit (Ukraine)

The Order of Merit (Орден «За заслуги») (Distinguished service) first, second or third class, is the Ukrainian order of merit, given to individuals for outstanding achievements in economics, science, culture, military or political spheres of activity.

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Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or Bundesverdienstorden, BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany.

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Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the most senior Italian order of merit.

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Order of Polonia Restituta

The Order of Polonia Restituta (Order Odrodzenia Polski, Order of Restored Poland) is a Polish state order established 4 February 1921.

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Order of Prince Henry

The Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique) is a Portuguese order of knighthood created on 2 June 1960, to commemorate the quincentenary of the death of the Portuguese infante Prince Henry the Navigator, one of the main initiators of the Age of Discovery.

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Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise

The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise (Orden kniazia Yaroslava Mudroho) is a Ukrainian award.

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Order of St Michael and St George

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III.

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Order of St. Olav

The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or Sanct Olafs Orden, the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by King George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the Chrysanthemum

is Japan's highest order.

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Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana

The Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Maarjamaa Risti teenetemärk, also the Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land) was instituted by the President of Estonia, Lennart Meri, on 16 May 1995 to honour the independence of the Estonian state.

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Order of the Crown of the Realm

The Most Exalted Order of the Crown of the Realm (Darjah Utama Seri Mahkota Negara) is a Malaysian federal award.

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Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

The Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas is the Lithuanian Presidential Award which was re-instituted to honour the citizens of Lithuania for outstanding performance in civil and public offices.

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Order of the Netherlands Lion

The Order of the Lion of the Netherlands, also known as the Order of the Netherlands Lion (De Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, L'Ordre du Lion Néerlandais) is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by King Willem I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815.

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Order of the Redeemer

The Order of the Redeemer (translit), also known as the Order of the Saviour, is an order of merit of Greece.

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Order of the Smile

The Order of the Smile (Polish: Order Uśmiechu) is an international award given by children to adults distinguished in their love, care and aid for children.

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Order of the Southern Cross

The National Order of the Southern Cross (Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul.) is a Brazilian order of chivalry founded by Emperor Pedro I on 1 December 1822.

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Order of the Star of Romania

The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: Ordinul Steaua României) is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the Order of Michael the Brave.

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Order of the State of the Republic of Turkey

The Order of the State of Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Nişanı) is the highest state order awarded to foreign nationals by the President of the Republic of Turkey.

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Order of the Three Stars

Order of the Three Stars (Triju Zvaigžņu ordenis) is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia.

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Order of the White Double Cross

The Order of the White Double Cross (Rad Bieleho dvojkríža) is the highest state decoration of the Slovak Republic.

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Order of the White Eagle (Poland)

The Order of the White Eagle (Order Orła Białego) is the highest order of merit of the Republic of Poland and one of the oldest distinctions in the world still in use.

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Order of the White Lion

The Order of the White Lion (Řád Bílého lva) is the highest order of the Czech Republic.

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Order of the White Rose of Finland

The Order of the White Rose of Finland (Suomen Valkoisen Ruusun ritarikunta; Finlands Vita Ros’ orden) is one of three official orders in Finland, along with the Order of the Cross of Liberty, and the Order of the Lion of Finland.

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Order of the White Star

The Order of the White Star (Valgetähe teenetemärk; Ordre de l'Etoile blanche) was instituted in 1936.

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Order of Vytautas the Great

The Order of Vytautas the Great is the Lithuanian Presidential Award.

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Organized crime

Organized crime is a category of transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit.

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Orlen

Orlen S.A. (formerly lit), commonly known as Orlen, is a Polish multinational oil refiner, petrol retailer and natural gas trader headquartered in Płock, Poland.

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Pardon

A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction.

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Pat Cox

Patrick Cox (born 28 November 1952) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician, journalist and television current affairs presenter who served as President of the European Parliament from 2002 to 2004 and Leader of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group from 1998 to 2002. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Pat Cox are grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania and knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

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Paul Manafort

Paul John Manafort Jr. (born April 1, 1949) is an American former lobbyist, political consultant, and attorney.

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Peter Vogel (banker)

Piotr Filipczyński or Peter Vogel (born 1954 in Warsaw) is a convicted Polish murderer and later banker in Switzerland.

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Poland

Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.

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Polish involvement in the Iraq War

On March 17, 2003, then Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski announced that Poland would send about 2,000 troops to the Persian Gulf to take part in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

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Polish Olympic Committee

The Polish Olympic Committee (Polski Komitet Olimpijski, PKOl) is the National Olympic Committee representing Poland.

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Polish Orthodox Church

The Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church (Polski Autokefaliczny Kościół Prawosławny), commonly known as the Polish Orthodox Church, or Orthodox Church of Poland, is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches in full communion.

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Polish Round Table Agreement

The Polish Round Table Talks took place in Warsaw, Poland from 6 February to 5 April 1989.

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Polish United Workers' Party

The Polish United Workers' Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza), commonly abbreviated to PZPR, was the communist party which ruled the Polish People's Republic as a one-party state from 1948 to 1989.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Jan Paweł II; Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła,; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Pope John Paul II are Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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Portorož

Portorož (Portorose) is a Slovenian Adriatic seaside resort and spa settlement located in the Municipality of Piran in southwestern Slovenia.

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President of Poland

The president of Poland (Prezydent RP), officially the president of the Republic of Poland (Prezydent Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the head of state of the Republic of Poland. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and president of Poland are presidents of Poland.

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Privatization

Privatization (rendered privatisation in British English) can mean several different things, most commonly referring to moving something from the public sector into the private sector.

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Probation

Probation in criminal law is a period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court often in lieu of incarceration.

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is an American government-funded international media organization that broadcasts and reports news, information, and analyses to Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

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Romano Prodi

Romano Prodi (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician who served as President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004 and twice as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1996 to 1998, and again 2006 to 2008. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Romano Prodi are grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania and knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

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Rywin affair

The Rywin affair (afera Rywina) was a corruption scandal in Poland, which began in late 2002 while the post-communist government of the SLD (Democratic Left Alliance) was in power.

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Rzeczpospolita (newspaper)

Rzeczpospolita is a Polish nationwide daily economic and legal newspaper, published by Gremi Media.

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Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein (28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was an Iraqi politician and revolutionary who served as the fifth president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003.

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Security Service (Poland)

The Security Service (Służba Bezpieczeństwa), in full Security Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and commonly known as SB, was a secret police force established in the Polish People's Republic in 1956 as a successor to the Ministry of Public Security (UB).

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Sejm

The Sejm, officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland.

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Senate Intelligence Committee report on CIA torture

The Committee Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program is a report compiled by the bipartisan United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) about the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s Detention and Interrogation Program and its use of torture during interrogation in U.S.

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September 11 attacks

The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated Islamist terrorist suicide attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States in 2001.

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Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland

Social Democracy of the Republic of Poland (SdRP) (Socjaldemokracja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, SdRP) was a social-democratic political party in Poland created in 1990, shortly after the Revolutions of 1989.

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Solidarity (Polish trade union)

Solidarity („Solidarność”), full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" (Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy „Solidarność”, abbreviated NSZZ „Solidarność”), is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland.

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Stare Kiejkuty (base)

On the territory village of Stare Kiejkuty, Poland, is a restricted military area that is the seat of (postal service name, simply) Jednostka Wojskowa 2669 (military unit 2669), Ośrodek Szkolenia Agencji Wywiadu (Intelligence Agency Training Center).

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Steiger Award

The Steiger Award or Der Steiger is an international award established in 2005 and presented annually by the award organization based in Bochum, Germany.

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Sztandar Młodych

Sztandar Młodych (Standard for the Young) was published between 1950 and 1997 in Warsaw.

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Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Tadeusz Mazowiecki (18 April 1927 – 28 October 2013) was a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist Polish prime minister since 1946, having held the post from 1989 to 1991. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Tadeusz Mazowiecki are members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993, members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997, Polish Round Table Talks participants and Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph, known online and elsewhere as The Telegraph, is a British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed in the United Kingdom and internationally.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Warsaw Voice

Warsaw Voice: Polish and Central European Review, commonly shortened to The Warsaw Voice, is an English-language newspaper printed in Poland, concentrating on news about Poland and its neighbours.

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Toleration

Toleration is when one allows, permits, an action, idea, object, or person that one dislikes or disagrees with.

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Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe

The Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (TCE; commonly referred to as the European Constitution or as the Constitutional Treaty) was an unratified international treaty intended to create a consolidated constitution for the European Union (EU).

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Trials of Paul Manafort

The two criminal trials of Paul Manafort were the first cases brought to trial by the special counsel's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

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Two-round system

The two-round system (TRS or 2RS), also called ballotage, top-two runoff, or two-round plurality (as originally termed in French), is a voting method used to elect a single winner.

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Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.

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University of Gdańsk

The University of Gdańsk (Uniwersytet Gdański, UG) is a public research university located in Gdańsk, Poland.

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Valdas Adamkus

Valdas Adamkus (born Voldemaras Adamkavičius; 3 November 1926) is a Lithuanian politician, diplomat and civil engineer who served as the fifth and seventh president of Lithuania from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2004 to 2009. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Valdas Adamkus are Collars of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, grand Crosses Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, Recipients of the Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana and Recipients of the Order of the White Eagle (Poland).

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Valeriy Ivaschenko

Valeriy Volodymyrovych Ivashchenko (Валерій Володимирович Іващенко) (born on 30 July 1956 in Zaporizhia) was the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine in 2007–2009, and as the Acting Minister from 2009 to 2010.

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Viatcheslav Kantor

Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor (Вячеслав Моше Кантор, born 8 September 1953) is a Russian businessman. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Viatcheslav Kantor are grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania and knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

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Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych (born 9 July 1950) is a former Ukrainian politician who served as the fourth president of Ukraine from 2010 to 2014. Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Viktor Yanukovych are grand Cross of the Legion of Honour and Recipients of the Olympic Order.

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Vilnius

Vilnius, previously known in English as Vilna, is the capital of and largest city in Lithuania and the second-most-populous city in the Baltic states.

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Vilnius University

Vilnius University (Lithuanian: Vilniaus universitetas) is a public research university, which is the first and largest university in Lithuania, as well as one of the oldest and most prominent higher education institutions in Central and Eastern Europe.

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Vladimir Alganov

Vladimir Petrovich Alganov (Владимир Петрович Алганов; born 22 October 1952 in Leningrad) is a Russian spy.

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Walsh School of Foreign Service

The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) is the school of international relations at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. It grants degrees at both undergraduate and graduate levels and is widely recognized as one of the top schools of international relations in the United States.

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War on terror

The war on terror, officially the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), is a global counterterrorist military campaign initiated by the United States following the September 11 attacks and is the most recent global conflict spanning multiple wars.

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Warsaw

Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland.

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Władysławowo

Władysławowo (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Wiôlgô Wies, Großendorf) is a city on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 9,363 inhabitants as of 2022.

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Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz

Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz (born 13 September 1950) is a Polish politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland for a year from 7 February 1996 to 31 October 1997, after being defeated in the Parliamentary elections by the Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS). Aleksander Kwaśniewski and Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz are Democratic Left Alliance politicians, honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, members of the Polish Sejm 1991–1993, members of the Polish Sejm 1993–1997, Polish Round Table Talks participants, Polish United Workers' Party members and Polish atheists.

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Wirtualna Polska

Wirtualna Polska (WP) is a group of companies operating in the media and e-commerce sectors.

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World Athletics

World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.

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World Press Review

World Press (Worldpress.org) is an independent, nonpartisan New York based magazine founded in 1974 and initially published by Stanley Foundation and Teri Schure, with an online edition which was launched in 1997.

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Wprost

Wprost (meaning "Directly") is a Polish weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland.

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Yalta

Yalta (Ялта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea.

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Yuriy Lutsenko

Yuriy Vitaliyovych Lutsenko (Юрій Віталійович Луценко; born 14 December 1964) is a Ukrainian politician (whose most recent post was Prosecutor General of Ukraine from 12 May 2016, UNIAN (12 May 2016) until 29 August 2019, Ukrayinska Pravda (29 August 2019)), Ukrainian Interior Minister and member in the Armed Forces of Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksander_Kwaśniewski

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