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Encyclopedia > Eustachy Sapieha

Eustachy Kajetan Sapieha (1881-1963) was a Polish nobleman, prince of the Sapieha family, politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs, deputy to the Polish parliament (Sejm). This article needs cleanup. ... The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for the member of the highest aristocracy. ... The family coat of arms was: Lis. ... // Foreign affairs administration covers Poland’s relations with other states and international organizations, representation and protection of interests of the Republic of Poland and of Polish nationals and legal persons abroad, cooperation with Poles living abroad, promotion of the Republic of Poland abroad. ... The Sejm building in Warsaw. ...


A conservative activist from Kresy, he worked with the Regency Council and Józef Piłsudski during the First World War. Aftwrwards, dissappointed with Piłsudski's leftist policies, he was one of the organized of the failed coup d'etat in 1919; despite that, he would work with Piłsudski and support him in the future. Joined Polish cavalry during the Polish-Soviet War. Chosen by Prime Minister of Poland, Władysław Grabski, to head up the Foreign Ministry in 1920. Although he had succesfully negotiated several agreements with the Western powers, his negotiations with about federation with Lithuania failed, and faced with criticism from endecja he resigned his post in 1921. Deputy from Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem party in 1928-1929. After Soviet invasion of Poland (1939), he was arrested by the Soviets and imprisoned. Joined the Anders Army. After the war he did not return to then-communist Poland, but settled in Nairobi. The name Kresy (Polish for borderlands, or more correctly Kresy Wschodnie, Eastern Borderlands) is used by Poles, mostly in historical context, to refer to the eastern part of Poland before the II World War. ... Regency Council: Ostrowski, Kakowski, Lubomirski The Regency Council of the Kingdom of Poland (Polish: Rada Regencyjna Królestwa Polskiego) was highest authority (king) in Kingdom of Poland during World War I, formed in September 1917. ... Office Chief of State, Marshal of Poland Term of office from November 14, 1918 until December 9, 1922 Profession Statesman Political party none (see Sanacja for details), formerly PPS Spouse Maria PiÅ‚sudska Aleksandra PiÅ‚sudska Date of birth December 5, 1867 Place of birth Zułów, in todays... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... Combatants Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic Republic of Poland Ukrainian Peoples Republic Commanders Mikhail Tukhachevsky Semyon Budyonny Józef PiÅ‚sudski Edward Rydz-ÅšmigÅ‚y Strength 950,000 combatants 5,000,000 reserves 360,000 combatants 738,000 reserves Casualties Dead estimated at 100,000... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Poland. ... WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Grabski WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw Grabski (July 7, 1874 - March 3, 1938) was a Polish politician, economist and Prime Minister of Poland. ... Endecja (from abbreviaton (ND) of its Polish name, Narodowa Demokracja (National Democrats), also known as National Movement (Ruch Narodowy)) was a Polish right-wing political movement most active from middle of the 19th century to the end of the Second Polish Republic in 1939. ... The Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z RzÄ…dem (Polish for Non-Party Block of Collaboration with the Government), abbreviated BBWR, was a non-political organization which existed from 1928 until 1935, closely affiliated with PiÅ‚sudski and his Sanacja movement. ... Red Army invades Poland: 17th September 1939. ... Nairobi (pronounced ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. ...


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