Aleksander Józef Skrzyński (; 19 March 1882 – 25 September 1931) was a Polish politician, from Zagórzany,

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, Galicia, who served as the 13th

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from 1925 to 1926. He was the first Polish Ambassador to

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(accredited in 1919), and played a significant part in the negotiations that led to the

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. Later, he served as

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (''Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych'', MSZ) is the Polish government department tasked with maintaining Poland's international relations and coordinating its participation in international and regional supra-nation ...

for two terms, from 1922 to 1923, and from 1924 to 1926. Shortly after leaving office of prime minister, he engaged in a duel with

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, in which Skrzynski refused to fire. He was killed in a car accident at Łąkociny, Poland.Rulers.org
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