Ignacy Mościcki
President of Poland from 1926 to 1939 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ignacy Mościcki (Polish pronunciation: [iɡˈnatsɨ mɔɕˈtɕitskʲi] ⓘ; 1 December 1867 – 2 October 1946) was a Polish chemist and politician who was the country's president from 1926 to 1939. He was the longest serving president in Polish history.[2] Mościcki was the President of Poland when Germany invaded the country on 1 September 1939 and started World War II.
Quick Facts 3rd President of Poland, Prime Minister ...
Ignacy Mościcki | |
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3rd President of Poland | |
In office 4 June 1926 – 30 September 1939 | |
Prime Minister | Kazimierz Bartel Józef Piłsudski Kazimierz Bartel Kazimierz Świtalski Kazimierz Bartel Walery Sławek Józef Piłsudski Walery Sławek Aleksander Prystor Janusz Jędrzejewicz Leon Kozłowski Walery Sławek Marian Zyndram-Kościałkowski Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski |
Preceded by | Stanisław Wojciechowski |
Succeeded by | Władysław Raczkiewicz |
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Born | (1867-12-01)1 December 1867 Mierzanowo, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | 2 October 1946(1946-10-02) (aged 78) Versoix, Switzerland[1] |
Resting place | St. John's Archcathedral, Warsaw |
Political party | Proletariat (until 1892) |
Spouse(s) | Michalina Czyżewska Maria Dobrzańska (m. 1933) |
Children | 4 |
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