Andrzej Duda was born on 16 May 1972 in Kraków. A Polish lawyer and politician, Duda served as President of Poland from 2015 to 2025. A member of the Law and Justice party, he was a member of the European Parliament before winning the presidency, surprising many by defeating the incumbent, Bronislaw Komorowski. He was re-elected in 2020. His presidency coincided with the rule of a conservative government, and was marked by disputes over the judiciary with the European Union. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 he was one of the leading advocates of support for Kyiv, and Poland took in large numbers of refugees.
Before and after
- 17 April 1972Birth of Jennifer Garner
- 27 April 1972Death of Kwame Nkrumah
- May 1972Carbon dioxide passes 330 ppm at Mauna Loa
- 2 May 1972Birth of Dwayne Johnson
- 16 May 1972Birth of Andrzej Duda
- 25 May 1972Construction of Parc des Princes
- 26 May 1972Construction of Munich Olympic Stadium
- 30 May 1972Lod Airport massacre
- 5 June 1972Founding of United Nations Environment Programme
More in Wars, politics & history
- 15 August 1947India and Pakistan become independent
- from 25 June 1950 to 27 July 1953Korean War
- from 1 November 1955 to 30 April 1975Vietnam War
- from 16 May 1966 to 6 October 1976Cultural Revolution
- 20 February 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
- 24 February 2022Full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war
The era
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