Andrzej Lussa
Andrzej Lussa | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Białystok | |
| In office 13 July 1994 – 13 April 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Lech Rutkowski |
| Succeeded by | Krzysztof Jurgiel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1948 Otwock, Polish People's Republic |
| Died | 13 April 1995 (aged 47) Białystok, Poland |
| Resting place | Farny Cemetery |
| Profession | Physician, politician |
| Awards | Cross of Merit |
Andrzej Piotr Lussa (February 20, 1948 in Otwock - April 13, 1995 in Białystok) was a Polish physician, academic professor and a local government politician who served as the mayor of Białystok in 1994–1995.
Biography
[edit]He was the son of Franciszek Lussa (pseudonym "Grześ"), a soldier of the Home Army.
A physician by education and profession, he obtained a doctorate in medical sciences, specializing in pathophysiology.[1] He was a researcher at the Medical Academy in Białystok. In 1980, he founded the university structures of Solidarity. After 1989, he organized regional medical chambers.[2]
After the 1994 local election, the Białystok City Council elected him to the office of mayor of Białystok. During his tenure he supported the construction of the monument in the location of the Great Synagogue[3] and the monument to Jerzy Popiełuszko[4] He objected to build a hangar for the Podlaski Border Guard Regional Unit at the Białystok-Krywlany Airfield, instead vowing to develop it into a regional airport.[5] On April 13, 1995, Lussa collapsed while performing his duties. In a state of clinical death, he was taken to the intensive care unit of the State Clinical Hospital in Białystok, where he died. He was lying-in-state at the Branicki Palace before being laid to rest at the Farny Cemetery in the city.[6]
He was married to Elżbieta. In 1995, he was posthumously awarded the golden Cross of Merit.[7] A square in Białystok at the intersection of Piłsudskiego Avenue and Branickiego Street was named after him.
References
[edit]- ^ "dr Andrzej Lussa". opipib Nauka Polska. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ Jan Stasiewicz (2005). "Wspomnienia. Andrzej Piotr Lussa". Biuletyn Okręgowej Izby lekarskiej w Białymstoku. 2. Archived from the original on 2005-12-12.
- ^ Kłopotowski, Andrzej (2024-06-03). "Magistrat odnowi ważny pomnik w centrum Białegostoku. Przypomina o tragedii społeczności żydowskiej miasta" (in Polish). Kurier Poranny.
- ^ Katalog białostockich pomników, tablic pamiątkowych i miejsc pamięci narodowej (PDF) (in Polish). Białystok City Hall. 2017. p. 116. ISBN 978-83-924520-7-2.
- ^ Matys, Andrzej (2024-11-08). "Stowarzyszenie Port Lotniczy Białystok napisało do magistratu, że się nie zgadza" (in Polish). Kurier Poranny. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ^ "Rocznica śmierci prezydenta Lussy" (in Polish). Białystok City Hall. 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
- ^ "Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 18 kwietnia 1995 r. o nadaniu odznaczenia" (in Polish). Internetowy System Aktów Prawnych - ISAP. 1995-04-18. Retrieved 2025-02-12.