Ceremonies were held in the courtyard of the Belweder palace, during which the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda awarded the Citizenship of the Republic of Poland and state flags to representatives of organizations and institutions particularly active in social, cultural and economic life at home and abroad.
International Conference Need to Know XIII and the 2024 IIHA Annual Conference: Intelligence in Central and Eastern Europe (Intermarium) and the Soviet (Russian) Factor, 14-16 October 2024, Warsaw
The World Book and Copyright Day was established in 1995 by UNESCO to promote reading, editing and the protection of intellectual property rights. It is celebrated annually on 23 April. On this day in 1616, Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare and Peruvian historian Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died.
A ceremony commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was held in Warsaw on 19 April 2024.
The uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto (19 April - 16 May 1943) was an expression of the determination of the Jewish population, which despite the lack of any hope for the success of the rebellion, stood up against its oppressors, fighting for their pride and a sense of dignity.
In the autumn of 1940, the Germans established a ghetto in Warsaw. It was marked out in the so-called Northern District, mostly inhabited by Jews, and separated from the rest of the city by a high brick wall.
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