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| *] – Polish-born professional wrestler of Nigerian descent | *] – Polish-born professional wrestler of Nigerian descent | ||
| *] - Cameroon-born retired footballer | |||
| *] - Basketball player of Eritrean heritage | |||
| *] - LGBT activist, Mauritanian father | *] - LGBT activist, Mauritanian father | ||
| *] - Former high jumper, Algerian father | *] - Former high jumper, Algerian father | ||
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| *] - Athlete, Moroccan father | *] - Athlete, Moroccan father | ||
| *] - Former footballer of Nigerian descent | *] - Former footballer of Nigerian descent | ||
| *] - Nigerian footballer | |||
| *] - Nigerian footballer | *] - Nigerian footballer | ||
| ⚫ | *] - Basketball player with dual U.S and Polish citizenship | ||
| *] - Nigerian footballer | |||
| *] - Nigerian footballer | |||
| *] - Senegalese footballer | |||
| *] - Footballer of Zimbabwean descent | |||
| *] - Footballer of Congolese descent | |||
| *] - Footballer of Ghanean descent | |||
| *] - Footballer of Moroccan descent | |||
| ⚫ | *] - Basketball player | ||
| *] - Ghanean footballer | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 29 August 2021
Ethnic group| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 5,000-20,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Warsaw (Wola), Łódź, Wrocław, Gdańsk, Szczecin | |
| Languages | |
| Polish, French, English | |
| Religion | |
| Islam, Roman Catholicism, Atheism |
Africans in Poland, also known as Afro-Polish (Polish: Afro-Polacy) are citizens or residents of Poland who are of African descent.
History
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 is composed of many of these Africans and their descendants.
In 1955, the 5th World Festival of Youth and Students was held in Warsaw. Organized by the leftist, anti-imperialist World Federation of Democratic Youth, 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 Second Polish Republic following World War II. The Polish Press Agency 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.
Notable Afro-Polish
- Władysław Franciszek Jabłonowski – Polish-born Napoleonic General of English and African descent
- Eduard von Feuchtersleben - Engineer and writer
- August Agbola O'Browne - Jazz drummer, Polish resistance member
- Abdulcadir Gabeire Farah – Somalian-born historian and social activist.
- Simon Mol - Cameroonian anti-racism activist arrested for knowingly spreading HIV virus
- Maxwell Itoya – Nigerian immigrant in Poland, who was killed in a police raid on a flea market.
- John Godson – Nigerian-born Civic Platform member of the Sejm
- Killion Munyama – Zambian-born Polish People's Party member of the Sejm
- Emmanuel Olisadebe - Nigerian-born footballer
- Mamadou Diouf – Senegalese-born musician
- Izu Ugonoh – Polish-born boxer of Nigerian descent
- Patricia Kazadi – Polish-born actress of Congolese descent
- Aleksandra Szwed – Polish-born actress of Nigerian descent
- Ifi Ude – Nigerian-born singer
- Yared Shegumo – Ethiopian-born distance runner, who specializes in the Marathon
- Omenaa Mensah – Polish-born TV presenter of Ghanaian descent
- Babatunde Aiyegbusi – Polish-born professional wrestler of Nigerian descent
- Krystian Legierski - LGBT activist, Mauritanian father
- Artur Partyka - Former high jumper, Algerian father
- Patrycja Soliman - Actress, Egyptian father
- Sofia Ennaoui - Athlete, Moroccan father
- Stanley Udenkwor - Former footballer of Nigerian descent
- Martins Ekwueme - Nigerian footballer
- A. J. Slaughter - Basketball player with dual U.S and Polish citizenship
See also
Notes
- Polish: Afropolacy
References
- "Valid documents". Retrieved 2021-06-06.
- "Poland: Sub-Saharan Africans and the struggle for acceptance". Minority Rights Group International. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- "Afro-Poland: a revolutionary friendship, captured in rare photographs from 1955-1989". The Calvert Journal. Retrieved 2020-08-27.