1997 in Poland

none May 2026 1997 Events during the year 1997 in Poland. Incumbents thumb|150px|Aleksander Kwaśniewski + Incumbents Position Person Party Notes President Aleksander Kwaśniewski Prime Minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz Democratic Left Alliance Until 31 October. Jerzy Buzek Solidarity Electoral Action From 31 October. Marshal of the Sejm Józef Zych Polish People's Party Until 20 October. Maciej Płażyński Solidarity Electoral Action From 20 October. Marshal of the Senate Adam Struzik Polish Peasant Party Until 21 October. Alicja Grześkowiak Solidarity Electoral Action From 21 October. Events January 1 January: Skępe regained its town rights. Pasym, Radlin, Siechnice and Świątniki Górne were granted town rights. February 1 February – The Poznań Fast Tram was opened. March 1 March – Polsat 2 television channel launched. April 2 April – The Constitution of Poland was adopted by the National Assembly. May 5 May – 12 were killed and 36 others injured in the Reptowo rail crash pl Katastrofa kolejowa w Reptowie. 25 May – A constitutional referendum was held. The new constitution was narrowly approved, with 53.5% voting in favor. The voter turnout was 43.9%. June 8 June – Queen Jadwiga of Poland was canonized by Pope John Paul II in Kraków. 10 June – John of Dukla was canonized by Pope John Paul II in Krosno. 19 June – The University of Białystok was established. July 6 July – 1997 Central European flood: Flooding began in Poland in the towns of Głuchołazy and Prudnik. 10 July – 1997 Central European flood: Left-bank Opole was flooded. 12 July – 1997 Central European flood: Wrocław was flooded. 18 July – 1997 Central European flood: A day of national mourning for the victims of the flood was declared by President Aleksander Kwaśniewski. September 21 September – The 1997 Polish parliamentary election was held, won by the Solidarity Electoral Action. October 3 October – TVN television station launched. 17 October – The Constitution of Poland came into effect. 19-20 October - The Sejm cross was hung in the building of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, the lower house of the Polish parliament. by a Solidarity Electoral Action (AWS) MP Tomasz Wójcik. it has hung in the sejm since 1997. 31 October – Jerzy Buzek became the Prime Minister of Poland. November 11 November – The Cabinet of Jerzy Buzek passed the vote of confidence. December 15 December – The Monument to the Heroes of Warsaw was placed on a new pedestal in Warsaw. Births births in 1997 Category:1997 births Deaths January 6 January – Edward Osóbka-Morawski, activist and politician, Chairman of the Polish Committee of National Liberation (b. 1909) 26 January – Mira Zimińska, film actress, director of the Mazowsze folk group (b. 1901) February 27 February – Mieczysław Jagielski, economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (b. 1924) March 7 March – Agnieszka Osiecka, poet, writer, scenarist, film director, journalist, and songwriter (b. 1936) April 27 April – Piotr Skrzynecki, choreographer, director, and cabaret impresario, creator of the Piwnica pod Baranami literary cabaret (b. 1930) August 9 August – Robert Satanowski, general, later an orchestra and opera director (b. 1918) 30 August – Ernst Wilimowski, German–Polish football player (b. 1916) September 4 September – Alfred Kałuziński, handball player (b. 1952) October 18 October – Leonard Andrzejewski, actor (b. 1924) 31 October – Tadeusz Janczar, film actor (b. 1926) References 2 1997 Poland pl:1997#Wydarzenia w Polsce