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{{Short description|Racial minority group in Poland}} |
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{{Short description|Racial minority group in Poland}} |
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| group = Afro-Polish |
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| group = Africans in Poland |
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| image = File:Killion Munyama John Godson Sejm 2013.JPG |
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|image_caption=Members of ], ] and ], 2013 |
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|image_caption=Members of ], ] and ], 2013 |
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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={{ill|Office for the Foreigners' Affairs|pl|Urząd do Spraw Cudzoziemców}} |accessdate=2024-08-26}}</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-Poles''' or '''Afro-Polish''' ({{lang-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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'''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 |date=22 August 2018 |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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===Historical=== |
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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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=== Entertainment and media === |
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=== Entertainment and media === |
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*] – Senegalese-born musician |
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*] – Senegalese-born musician |
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*] – Somalian-born historian and social activist. |
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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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*] – Nigerian immigrant in Poland, who was killed in a police raid on a flea market. |
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*] – Polish-born ] General of English and African descent |
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*] - Late footballer of Zimbabwean descent |
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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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*] - Cameroonian anti-racism activist arrested for knowingly spreading HIV virus |
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*] - Engineer and writer |
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==See also== |
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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
