Aleksander Skrzyński
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Aleksander Skrzyński | |
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Prime Minister of Poland 12th Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland | |
In office 20 November 1925 – 5 May 1926 | |
Preceded by | Władysław Grabski |
Succeeded by | Wincenty Witos |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland | |
In office 27 July 1924 – 5 May 1926 | |
Preceded by | Maurycy Zamoyski |
Succeeded by | Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland | |
In office 16 December 1922 – 26 May 1923 | |
Preceded by | Gabriel Narutowicz |
Succeeded by | Marian Seyda |
Personal details | |
Born | Aleksander Józef Skrzyński 19 March 1882[1] Zagórzany, Gorlice County |
Died | 25 September 1931[1] Łąkociny, Poland |
Political party | Stronnictwo Prawicy Narodowej |
Aleksander Józef Skrzyński (Polish pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɛr ˈskʂɨɲskʲi]; 19 March 1882 - 25 September 1931) was a Polish politician, from Zagórzany, Gorlice, Galicia, who served as the country's prime minister from 1925 to 1926.
He was the first Polish Ambassador to Romania (accredited in 1919), and played a significant part in the negotiations that led to the Polish-Romanian Alliance. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland for two terms, from 1922 to 1923, and from 1924 to 1926.
Shortly after leaving office, he engaged in a duel with Stanisław Szeptycki, in which Skrzynski refused to fire. He was killed in a car accident at Łąkociny, Poland. [2]
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Further reading
- Template:Pl icon Piotr Stefan Wandycz. Aleksander Skrzyński : minister spraw zagranicznych II Rzeczypospolitej. Warszawa: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych, 2006. ISBN 978-83-89607-40-9
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