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Name
  
Ryszard Bender


Role
  
Politician

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Born
  
February 16, 1932 (age 92) (
1932-02-16
)

Occupation
  
Polish historian and politician

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Ryszard Janusz Bender (16 February 1932 – 24 February 2016) was a Polish politician and historian, a specialist on the history of the January Uprising.

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Career

He was professor of History at John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin.

In 1976–1980 and 1985–1989, he was a deputy of the Sejm. In 1991–1993 and 2005–2007, he was a senator. In 2007, he was elected from the list of the Law and Justice party. Bender was accused of antisemitism and Holocaust denial after he said that Auschwitz was "not a death camp" but a "labour camp". He later said his remarks were taken out of context. He has also spoken out in defense of Dariusz Ratajczak.

References

Ryszard Bender Wikipedia


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