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	To the 10th century: From Prehistory to the Early Middle Ages
		Proto-Slavonic origins
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		Mieszko I and Boles³aw Chrobry (Boleslaus the Brave)
		Mieszko II
		Kazimierz Odnowiciel (Casimir the Restorer) and Boles³aw ¦mia³y (Boleslaus the Bold)
		Boles³aw Krzywousty (Boleslaus the Wry-mouthed). Fragmentation
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Former Presidents of the III Republic of Poland

Wojciech Jaruzelski 19 July 1989 - 22 Dec 1990
Lech Walesa 22 Dec 1990 - 22 Dec1995
Aleksander Kwasniewski 22 Dec 1995 - 23 Dec 2005
Lech Kaczyñski 23 Dec 2005

To visit web page of the present President Mr. Lech Kaczyñski click www.prezydent.pl

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