Wiktor Budzyński (; 7 March 1888, village of Eustachow, near
Vilkaviškis
Vilkaviškis () is a city in southwestern Lithuania, the administrative center of the Vilkaviškis District Municipality. It is located northwest from Marijampolė, at the confluence of and rivers.
The city got its name from the Vilkauj ...
– 1976,
Puszczykowo, near
Poznań
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) was an ethnic
Polish politician, active in the interbellum period in the
Republic of Lithuania
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. He was the leader of Polish minority in Lithuania, also between 1924 and 1927 a deputy to the
Seimas
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, elected from the district of
Kaunas
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.
Biography
Budzynski attended schools in
Marijampolė
Marijampolė (; also known by Marijampolė#Names, several other names) is the Capital city, capital of Marijampolė County in the south of Lithuania, bordering Poland and Russian Kaliningrad Oblast, and Lake Vištytis. The city's population stood ...
and
Riga
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, where he graduated in 1907. Between 1907 and 1911, he studied at Kraków's
Jagiellonian University
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, then returned to his native village and managed a farm. During
World War I
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, he was evacuated to
Mohylew, where took care of Polish refugees. After the war Budzynski returned to Lithuania and was elected to the Parliament. Also, from 1924 to 1935 he was the director of Association of Poles in Lithuania ''
Pochodnia''. After 1935 he withdrew from social activities.
During
World War II
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he lived in
Vilnius
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, and in 1945 moved to
Greater Poland
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The bound ...
, settling in Puszczykowo, where he died.
Sources
* Jackiewicz Mieczysław, "Polacy na Litwie 1918-2000", Warszawa 2003
* Buchowski Krzysztof
"Polacy w niepodleglym panstwie litewskim 1918-1940" Białystok 1999, .
1888 births
1976 deaths
People from Vilkaviškis District Municipality
People from Suwałki Governorate
Lithuanian people of Polish descent
Polish politicians
Members of the Seimas
Jagiellonian University alumni
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