Jerzy Zdziechowski (27 August 1880 – 25 April 1975) was a Polish

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

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and economical activist, author of economical works. Zdziechowski was born in Rozdół,

Podolia Governorate The Podolia Governorate or Podillia Governorate (), set up after the Second Partition of Poland, was a governorate (''gubernia'', ''province'', or ''government'') of the Russian Empire from 1793 to 1917, of the Ukrainian People's Republic from 1 ...

. During the years of 1917 and 1918 he was one of the leaders of '' Rada Polska Zjednoczenia Międzypartyjnego'' in Russia. There, he co-organised Polish Corps in Russia. In 1919 he was one of the main participants in an unsuccessful Polish coup attempt. From 1922 to 1927, Zdziechowski was a

Popular National Union Związek Ludowo-Narodowy (ZLN; en, Popular National Union}was a Polish political party aligned with the National Democracy (Poland), National Democracy political movement during the Second Polish Republic, gathering together right-wing politician ...

deputy to the

Sejm The Sejm (English: , Polish: ), officially known as the Sejm of the Republic of Poland ( Polish: ''Sejm Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej''), is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Poland. The Sejm has been the highest governing body of ...

. From 1925 to 1926 he was the

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in the

Aleksander Skrzyński Aleksander Józef Skrzyński (; 19 March 1882 – 25 September 1931) was a Polish politician, from Zagórzany, Gorlice, Galicia, who served as the 13th Prime Minister of Poland from 1925 to 1926. He was the first Polish Ambassador to Romania ...

cabinet. He elaborated economic programme which realisation caused resignation of the

Polish Socialist Party The Polish Socialist Party ( pl, Polska Partia Socjalistyczna, PPS) is a socialist political party in Poland. It was one of the most important parties in Poland from its inception in 1892 until its merger with the communist Polish Workers' ...

ruling coalition, and as a result of that, break-up and fall of the cabinet. In 1926–1933 Zdziechowski was a member of the Council of the

Camp of Great Poland Camp of Great Poland ( pl, Obóz Wielkiej Polski, OWP) was a far-right,Obóz Wielkiej Polski
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. In 1926 Zdziechowski was brutally beaten by unidentified men in his own house in Warsaw. The perpetrators were dressed in uniforms, and their identity was never discovered. Some political commentators indirectly accused

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Naczelnik państwa, Chief of State (1918–1922) and Marshal of Poland, First Marshal of Second Polish Republic, Poland (from 1920). He was ...

of ordering to intimidate Zdziechowski. After 1939 he was an activist of economical organisations. Zdziechowski emigrated from the country in September 1939. After

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he became a chairman of Executive Department of the Political Council in London as a National Party member. He died in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

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* * 1880 births 1975 deaths People from Kirovohrad Oblast People from Baltsky Uyezd People from the Russian Empire of Polish descent 20th-century Polish nobility National League (Poland) members Popular National Union politicians National Party (Poland) politicians Camp of Great Poland politicians Finance Ministers of Poland Government ministers of Poland Members of the Polish National Committee (1914–1917) Members of the Sejm of the Second Polish Republic (1922–1927) People of the Polish May Coup (pro-government side) Polish economists {{Poland-politician-stub