Aleksander Kwaśniewski was inaugurated as the President of Poland, marking a significant transition in the country's post-communist political landscape.
A former communist party member, Kwaśniewski narrowly defeated Lech Wałęsa, the iconic Solidarity movement leader and Poland's first post-communist president.
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This election symbolized Poland's ongoing political transformation and the complex process of moving beyond its communist past.