Polish President Lech Kaczynski Dies in Plane Crash in Russia Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows December 23, 2005, in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, where President Kaczynski (front right) entered the Presidential Palace with his mother (front center) and wife (front left), holding flowers. On that day, Kaczynski took the oath of office as the new president of Poland at the National Assembly. Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows March 19, 2009, when Polish President Kaczynski attended the EU summit in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Photo by Wu Wei from Xinhua News Agency Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows December 23, 2005, in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, where Kaczynski (right) took the oath of office as the president of Poland at the National Assembly accompanied by his wife. Photo by Shao Jin from Xinhua News Agency Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows October 9, 2005, in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, where Mayor of Warsaw and Law and Justice Party presidential candidate Kaczynski held his granddaughter after voting. Photo by Shao Jin from Xinhua News Agency Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows the evening of October 9, 2005, where Mayor of Warsaw and Law and Justice Party presidential candidate Kaczynski (second from left) was with his family after voting in the presidential election. Photo by Shao Jin from Xinhua News Agency Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows September 23, 2009, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, USA, where Polish President Kaczynski spoke during the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo by Shen Hong from Xinhua News Agency Beijing, April 10, 2010 - Polish President Lech Kaczynski has died in a plane crash in Russia, according to reports. On April 10, the Russian Emergencies Ministry stated that a Tupolev-154 aircraft carrying President Kaczynski and his wife crashed near Smolensk, Russia, and Kaczynski was confirmed dead. The photo shows November 11, 2006, in Warsaw, where Polish President Lech Kaczynski (right) and his twin brother, Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski, attended the Polish Independence Day celebration. Photo by Shao Jin from Xinhua News Agency Host