Roman Bartoszcze
Roman Bartoszcze | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 9 December 1946 Jaroszewice,Poland |
| Died | 31 December 2015(aged 69) Inowrocław,Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Farmer and politician |
| Known for | President of thePolish People's Party(1990–91) |
Roman Bolesław Bartoszcze(9 December 1946 – 31 December 2015) was a Polishagrarianpoliticianfrom thePolish People's Party(PSL).[1]
Bartoszcze was born inJaroszewice,and worked on his family farm there, and later in Sławęcin, until 1966. He didnational servicefrom 1966 to 1968.[2]
From 1969 to 1980 he was a member ofPolish United Workers' PartysatelliteUnited People's Party(ZSL). In 1980 he broke with ZSL and joined oppositionalPeaseant Solidarity,which was merged intoSolidaritymovement in 1981. DuringMartial lawhe was arrested and imprisoned for two months as a result of his participation in theBydgoszcz events.After his release Bartoszcze acted in the All-Poland Peasants Resistance Committee and was an editor of newspaperŻywią i bronią.
Elected in 1989 asContract Sejmmember from theSolidarity Citizens' Committee,he joined the rebornPolish People's Partyin 1990 and was soon elected its first leader.The same year he ran forPresidentand lost with 1,176,175 votes (7,15%), winning fifth place among six candidates that fall.
In 1991 he left PSL and founded small conservative Polish People's-Christian Forum "Fatherland". Re-electedSejmmember in 1991 fromCenter Civic Alliancehe retired from politics with his term ended in 1993.
His brother Piotr, who was also an opposition activist, was murdered by theSecurity Service.
References
[edit]- ^"Roman Bartoszcze nie żyje".TVN24.pl.
- ^World Who's Who,Europa Biographical Reference, 2016.
External links
[edit]Candidates in the1990 Polish presidential election→following | ||
|---|---|---|
| Winner |  | |
| Lost inrunoff | ||
| Other candidates | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
