Jędrzej Moraczewski
Jędrzej Moraczewski | |
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Poland 1st Prime Minister of the Second Republic of Poland | |
| In office 18 November 1918 – 16 January 1919 | |
| President | Józef Piłsudski (as Chief of State) |
| Preceded by | Ignacy Daszyński (provisional) |
| Succeeded by | Ignacy Jan Paderewski |
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| Born | Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski 13 January 1870 Tremessen (Trzemeszno),  Province of Posen |
| Died | 5 August 1944 (aged 74) Sulejówek, Poland |
| Political party | Polish Socialist Party |
| Profession | Engineer |
Jędrzej Edward Moraczewski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛndʐɛj mɔraˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi]; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish socialist politician who served as the first Prime Minister of the Second Polish Republic between November 1918 and January 1919. He had previously served as Minister of Communications. Subsequently, from 1925 to 1929, he served as Minister of Public Labour.[1]
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
- ^ Remigiusz Okraska (7 July 2008). "Jędrzej Moraczewski" (in Polish). Polskie Radio. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
Source publications
- Andrzej Chojnowski, Piotr Wróbel, ed. (1992). Presidents and prime ministers of the Second Polish Republic (in Polish). Wrocław: Ossolineum. ISBN 83-04-03854-4.
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