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{{Short description|Racial minority group in Poland}} |
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| group = Africans in Poland |
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| population = 5,000-20,000<ref name="number">{{Cite news|url=https://migracje.gov.pl/en/statistics/scope/world/type/statuses/view/tables/year/2021|title=Valid documents|access-date=2021-06-06}}</ref> |
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| population = ~15,000 (2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://migracje.gov.pl/statystyki/zakres/polska |title=Polska |date=26 August 2024 |publisher=migracje.gov.pl |accessdate=2024-08-26}}</ref> |
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'''Africans in Poland''', also known as '''Afro-Polish''' (Polish: Afro-Polacy){{efn|]: ''Afropolacy''}} are citizens or residents of ] who are of ] descent. |
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'''Africans in Poland''', also known as '''Afro-Poles''' or '''Afro-Polish''' ({{langx|pl|Afropolacy}}), are citizens or residents of ] who are of ] descent. As of 2024, among European countries, the proportion of people from Africa is one of the lowest (<0.1% of the total population). |
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==History== |
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==History== |
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The origins of the Afro-Polish community are rooted in educational immigration to the ]. The Communist government strongly supported anti-colonial movements in Africa as part of broader Soviet policy. From the 1950s to the 1980s, many Africans emigrated to Poland to pursue their educations. While most African students in Poland returned to their countries of origin, many decided to remain in Poland and acquire citizenship. The contemporary Afro-Polish community is composed of many of these Africans and their descendants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://minorityrights.org/poland-sub-saharan-africans-and-the-struggle-for-acceptance/ |title=Poland: Sub-Saharan Africans and the struggle for acceptance |publisher=] |accessdate=2020-08-27}}</ref> |
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The origins of the Afro-Polish community are rooted in educational immigration to the ]. The Communist government strongly supported anti-colonial movements in Africa as part of broader ] policy. From the 1950s to the 1980s, many Africans emigrated to Poland to pursue their educations. While most African students in Poland returned to their countries of origin, many decided to remain in Poland and acquire citizenship. The contemporary Afro-Polish community includes many of these Africans and their descendants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://minorityrights.org/poland-sub-saharan-africans-and-the-struggle-for-acceptance/ |title=Poland: Sub-Saharan Africans and the struggle for acceptance |date=22 August 2018 |publisher=] |accessdate=2020-08-27}}</ref> |
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In 1955, the 5th ] was held in ]. Organized by the leftist, anti-imperialist ], the festival invited thousands of delegates from around the world, including almost 1,000 Africans. The Communist leadership of Poland wished to express solidarity and promote socialism to Africans from colonized nations. This was one of the earliest Polish encounters with non-white people following the end of the multicultural and multiethnic ] following ]. The ] was given the task of documenting the African visitors, which began an ongoing series of Polish press photography depicting African visitors and residents of Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/10455/poland-africa-rare-photos-race-bartosz-nowicki |title=Afro-Poland: a revolutionary friendship, captured in rare photographs from 1955-1989 |publisher=] |accessdate=2020-08-27}}</ref> |
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In 1955, the 5th ] was held in ]. Organized by the leftist, anti-imperialist ], the festival invited thousands of delegates from around the world, including almost 1,000 Africans. The Communist leadership of Poland wished to express solidarity and promote socialism to Africans from colonized nations. This was one of the earliest Polish encounters with non-white people, following the end of the multicultural and multiethnic ] following ]. The ] was given the task of documenting the African visitors, which began an ongoing series of Polish press photography depicting African visitors and residents of Poland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.calvertjournal.com/features/show/10455/poland-africa-rare-photos-race-bartosz-nowicki |title=Afro-Poland: a revolutionary friendship, captured in rare photographs from 1955-1989 |publisher=] |accessdate=2020-08-27}}</ref> |
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== Notable Afro-Polish citizens or residents== |
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== Notable Afro-Polish citizens or residents== |
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*] (1769–1802), Polish-born ] General of English and African descent |
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*] (1798–1857), ]-born (then in the ] of Poland) engineer and writer, whose mother was a daughter of African-born ] |
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*] – Polish-born ] General of English and African descent |
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*] - Engineer and writer |
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*] - Jazz drummer, Polish resistance member |
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*] – Somalian-born historian and social activist. |
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*] - Cameroonian anti-racism activist arrested for knowingly spreading HIV virus |
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*] – Nigerian immigrant in Poland, who was killed in a police raid on a flea market. |
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*] – Nigerian-born ] member of the ] |
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*] – Zambian-born ] member of the ] |
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*] - Nigerian-born footballer |
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*] – Senegalese-born musician |
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*] – Senegalese-born musician |
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*] – Polish-born singer of Nigerian descent<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Sara Egwu-James z "The Voice Kids" już tak nie wygląda. Dziewczyna przeszła metamorfozę|url=https://plejada.pl/newsy/sara-egwu-james-z-the-voice-kids-przeszla-metamorfoze/vpm3mpw|access-date=2021-09-26|website=plejadapl|language=pl}}</ref> |
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*] – Polish-born boxer of Nigerian descent |
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*] – Polish-born actress of Congolese descent |
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*] – Polish-born actress of Congolese descent |
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*] – Polish-born actress of Nigerian descent |
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*] – Nigerian-born singer |
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*] – Ethiopian-born distance runner, who specializes in the Marathon |
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*] – Polish-born TV presenter of Ghanaian descent |
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*] – Polish-born TV presenter of Ghanaian descent |
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*] – Polish American actor, academic, poet, and theatre director |
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*] - Actress, Egyptian father |
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*] – Polish-born actress of Nigerian descent |
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*] – Nigerian-born singer |
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=== Political and social activists === |
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*] – Zambian-born ] former member of the ] |
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*] – Nigerian-born ] former member of the ] |
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*] - LGBT activist, of Polish and Mauritanian descent |
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=== Sportsmen === |
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*] – Polish-born professional wrestler of Nigerian descent |
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*] – Polish-born professional wrestler of Nigerian descent |
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*] - Footballer of Ghanaian descent |
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*] - Ghanaian footballer |
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*] - Cameroon-born retired footballer |
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*] - Cameroon-born retired footballer |
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*] - Basketball player of Eritrean heritage |
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*] - LGBT activist, Mauritanian father |
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*] - Former high jumper, Algerian father |
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*] - Actress, Egyptian father |
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*] - Athlete, Moroccan father |
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*] - Former footballer of Nigerian descent |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Athlete, Moroccan father |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Nigerian footballer |
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*] - Senegalese footballer |
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*] - Footballer of Zimbabwean descent |
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*] - Footballer of Zimbabwean descent |
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*] - Footballer of Congolese descent |
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*] - Nigerian-born footballer |
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*] - Footballer of Ghanean descent |
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*] - Footballer of Moroccan descent |
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*] - Footballer of Moroccan descent |
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*] - Former high jumper, Algerian father |
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*] - Former footballer of Nigerian descent |
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*] - Jazz drummer, Polish resistance member |
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*] – Somalian-born historian and social activist. |
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*] – Nigerian immigrant in Poland, who was killed in a police raid on a flea market. |
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*] - Late footballer of Zimbabwean descent |
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*] - Cameroonian anti-racism activist arrested for knowingly spreading HIV virus |
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==See also== |
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*{{commonscat-inline|African diaspora in Poland}} |
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{{Portal|Poland|Africa}} |
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== Notes == |
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{{African diaspora}} |
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The origins of the Afro-Polish community are rooted in educational immigration to the Polish People's Republic. The Communist government strongly supported anti-colonial movements in Africa as part of broader Soviet policy. From the 1950s to the 1980s, many Africans emigrated to Poland to pursue their educations. While most African students in Poland returned to their countries of origin, many decided to remain in Poland and acquire citizenship. The contemporary Afro-Polish community includes many of these Africans and their descendants.
Members of Sejm, Killion Munyama and John Godson, 2013
Media related to African diaspora in Poland at Wikimedia Commons
