Jędrzej Moraczewski

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Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛndʐɛj mɔraˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi]; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who, loyal to Józef Piłsudski and viewed as acceptable by both left- and right-wing Polish political factions, served as the second Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic between November 1918 and January 1919.[1] He had previously served as Minister of Communications. Subsequently, from 1925 to 1929, he served as Minister of Public Labour.[2]

Jędrzej Moraczewski
2nd Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic
In office
18 November 1918 – 16 January 1919
PresidentRada Regencyjna (Regency Council)
Józef Piłsudski (Chief of State)
DeputyTomasz Nocznicki
Preceded byIgnacy Daszyński (provisional)
Succeeded byIgnacy Jan Paderewski
Personal details
Born
Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski

(1870-01-13)13 January 1870
Tremessen (Trzemeszno), Province of Posen, Kingdom of Prussia
Died5 August 1944(1944-08-05) (aged 74)
Sulejówek, General Government
Political partyPolish Socialist Party
ProfessionEngineer

Moraczewski died on 5 August 1944 when he was hit by shrapnel fired by a Soviet soldier into his house. He was buried at Powązki Military Cemetery.

References

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  1. ^ Leslie, R. F. (1983). The History of Poland Since 1863. Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 9780521275019.
  2. ^ Remigiusz Okraska (7 July 2008). "Jędrzej Moraczewski" (in Polish). Polskie Radio. Retrieved 21 December 2013.

Source publications

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  • Andrzej Chojnowski, Piotr Wróbel, ed. (1992). Presidents and prime ministers of the Second Polish Republic (in Polish). Wrocław: Ossolineum. ISBN 83-04-03854-4.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Poland
1918–1919
Succeeded by