Following are the successive heads of state of Poland. (See also List of Polish rulers and List of Polish Prime Ministers.) All below were titled President of the Republic of Poland, except as otherwise stated. Poland was ruled by dukes (c. ... This is a list of Prime Ministers of Poland. ...

Republic of Poland (1918-1939)

• Józef Piłsudski (November 14, 1918 - December 9, 1922, as Chief of State - Naczelnik Państwa).
• Gabriel Narutowicz (December 9 - December 16, 1922), assassinated.
• Stanisław Wojciechowski (December 1922 - May 1926), ousted.
• Ignacy Mościcki (1926 - September 1939).

Term of Office from November 14, 1918 until December 9, 1922 Profession Statesman and military commander Political Party none, see Sanacja for details First Lady Maria Piłsudska Date of Birth December 5, 1867 Place of Birth Zułów, in todays Lithuania Date of Death May 12, 1935 Place of Death... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Term of Office from December 9, 1922, until December 16, 1922 Profession Engineer, university professor Political Party nonpartisan First Lady Date of Birth March 17, 1865 Place of Birth Telsze ( in todays Lithuania) Date of Death December 16, 1922 Place of Death Warsaw, Poland Gabriel Narutowicz, b. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Polish Defence War of 1939 Conflict World War II Date 1 September - 6 October 1939 Place Poland Result Decisive German and Soviet victory The Polish September Campaign (alternatively refered to as the German plan Fall Weiss) refers to the conquest of Poland by the armies of Nazi Germany and the...

Polish Government in Exile (1939-1990)

The Polish Government in Exile operated pursuant to the Constitution of Poland of April 1935, the legal basis for the government. According to that document, the president was allowed to choose his successor "in wartime, in case his office should become vacant before a peace treaty were signed." The Government of the Polish Republic in exile maintained a continuous existence in exile from the time of the German occupation of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the Communist rule in Poland in 1990. ... The April Constitution of Poland (Polish Ustawa konstytucyjna 23 IV 1935) was the general law passed by the act of the Polish Sejm on April 23, 1935. ...

• Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (September 1939).
• Władysław Raczkiewicz (1939 - 1947).
• August Zaleski (1947 - 1972).
• Stanisław Ostrowski (1972 - 1979).
• Edward Raczyński (1979 - 1986).
• Kazimierz Sabbat (1986 - 1989).
• Ryszard Kaczorowski (1989 - 1990, resigned after the election of Lech Wałęsa).

Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1881 - 1942) was a Polish General and man of letters. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Term of Office from September 30, 1939 until June 6, 1947 Profession Lawyer Political Party none (BBWR) First Lady not married Date of Birth January 28, 1885 Place of Birth Kutaisi, Georgia Date of Death June 6, 1947 Place of Death Wales, United Kingdom Władysław Raczkiewicz (1885-1947) was a... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Edward Raczynski was the name of three members of Polish aristocratic familly Edward Raczyński (1786-1845) Polish conservative politician, protector of arts, founder of the Raczynski Library in Poznan Edward Aleksander Raczyński (1847-1926) grandson of E. Raczyński, foundator of famous Raczyński Art Gallery in Rogalin Edward Bernard Raczyński (1891... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Republic of Poland (1944-1952)

After World War II, the ruling communists retained some of the prewar laws and preserved the institution of President of the Republic of Poland. In 1952, however, the office was abolished and the country's name was changed. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

• Bolesław Bierut (1944 - 1947, as President of the National Country Council - Prezydent Krajowej Rady Narodowej; 1947 - 1952, as President of the Republic of Poland - Prezydent RP).

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People's Republic of Poland (1952-1989)

The Council of State was, theoretically, a collective head of state; de facto, however, the most important personage was the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party. The Polish United Workers Party (PUWP; in Polish, Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, PZPR), was the governing political party in communist_ruled Poland from its creation (through a fusion of the communist Polish Workers Party and the left wing of the Polish Socialist Party) in December 1948 until the regimes electoral...

Chairman of the Council of State - Przewodniczący Rady Państwa:

• Aleksander Zawadzki (1952 - 1964).
• Edward Ochab (1964 - 1968).
• Marian Spychalski (1968 - 1970).
• Józef Cyrankiewicz (1970 - 1972).
• Henryk Jabłoński (1972 - 1985).
• Wojciech Jaruzelski (1985 - 1989).

First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party - Pierwszy Sekretarz KC PZPR: Aleksander Zawadzki Aleksander Zawadzki (December 16, 1899 _ August 7, 1964) was a Polish Communist political figure and head of state of Poland from 1952 to 1964. ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Edward Ochab (1906-1989) was a Polish Communist politician who was General Secretary of the Communist party for several months in 1956, and who later served as head of state. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Marian Spychalski (1906-1980) was a Polish Communist politician who served as Polish Head of State from 1968 to 1970. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Józef Cyrankiewicz ( April 23, 1911 - January 20, 1989) was a Polish communist political figure. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Henryk Jabłoński (27 December 1909 - 27 January 2003) was a Polish politician, socialist, historian and professor at Warsaw University. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Term of Office from July 19, 1989 until December 22, 1990 Profession Officer Political Party PZPR First Lady Barbara Jaruzelska Date of Birth July 6, 1923 Place of Birth Kurów near Puławy, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounce: [vɔjtɕεx jaruzεlski]) (born July 6, 1923... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Bolesław Bierut (1948 - 1956).
• Edward Ochab (March 1956 - Oct. 1956).
• Władysław Gomułka (1956 - 1970).
• Edward Gierek (1970 - 1980).
• Stanisław Kania (1980 - 1981).
• Wojciech Jaruzelski (1981 - 1989).

President of the People's Republic of Poland: The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... Edward Ochab (1906-1989) was a Polish Communist politician who was General Secretary of the Communist party for several months in 1956, and who later served as head of state. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Edward Gierek Edward Gierek (January 6, 1913 - July 29, 2001) was a Polish Communist leader. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Categories: Stub | 1927 births | Polish politicians ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Term of Office from July 19, 1989 until December 22, 1990 Profession Officer Political Party PZPR First Lady Barbara Jaruzelska Date of Birth July 6, 1923 Place of Birth Kurów near Puławy, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounce: [vɔjtɕεx jaruzεlski]) (born July 6, 1923... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Peoples Republic of Poland (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ...

• Wojciech Jaruzelski (July 16, 1989 - December 31, 1989, when the country's name was changed).

Term of Office from July 19, 1989 until December 22, 1990 Profession Officer Political Party PZPR First Lady Barbara Jaruzelska Date of Birth July 6, 1923 Place of Birth Kurów near Puławy, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounce: [vɔjtɕεx jaruzεlski]) (born July 6, 1923... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Republic of Poland (since 1989)

• Wojciech Jaruzelski (January 1, 1990 - December 21, 1990).
• Lech Wałęsa (1990 - 1995).
• Aleksander Kwaśniewski (since 1995).

1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Term of Office from July 19, 1989 until December 22, 1990 Profession Officer Political Party PZPR First Lady Barbara Jaruzelska Date of Birth July 6, 1923 Place of Birth Kurów near Puławy, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounce: [vɔjtɕεx jaruzεlski]) (born July 6, 1923... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... . Term of Office from December 23, 1995 until Incumbent Profession Journalist Political Party SLD First Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska Date of Birth November 15, 1954 Place of Birth Białogard, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Aleksander Kwaśniewski (pronounce: [alεksandεr kʋaɕɲefskʲi]) is a Polish politician and the current President of... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also:

• Polish presidential election in 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005
• List of Polish rulers
• Lists of incumbents

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Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Term of Office from November 14, 1918 until December 9, 1922 Profession Statesman and military commander Political Party none, see Sanacja for details First Lady Maria Piłsudska Date of Birth December 5, 1867 Place of Birth Zułów, in todays Lithuania Date of Death May 12, 1935 Place of Death... Term of Office from December 9, 1922, until December 16, 1922 Profession Engineer, university professor Political Party nonpartisan First Lady Date of Birth March 17, 1865 Place of Birth Telsze ( in todays Lithuania) Date of Death December 16, 1922 Place of Death Warsaw, Poland Gabriel Narutowicz, b. ... Maciej Rataj (19 February 1884 - 21 June 1940) was a Polish politician, president, socialist activist and writer. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... The Government of the Polish Republic in exile maintained a continuous existence in exile from the time of the German occupation of Poland in September 1939 until the end of the Communist rule in Poland in 1990. ... Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1881 - 1942) was a Polish General and man of letters. ... Term of Office from September 30, 1939 until June 6, 1947 Profession Lawyer Political Party none (BBWR) First Lady not married Date of Birth January 28, 1885 Place of Birth Kutaisi, Georgia Date of Death June 6, 1947 Place of Death Wales, United Kingdom Władysław Raczkiewicz (1885-1947) was a... The Council of Three (Polish Rada Trzech) was a collegial body created by the Polish Government in Exile in 1954 with prerogatives of the President of Poland. ... Term of Office from 1979 until 1986 Profession Lawyer Political Party none First Lady Date of Birth July 19, 1891 Place of Birth Zakopane Date of Death July 30, 1993 Place of Death London Edward Raczyński (1891-1993) was a Polish aristocrat, diplomat, politician and President of Poland in exile... The Peoples Republic of Poland (Polish: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa, PRL) was the official name of Poland from 1952 to 1989, during its period of rule by the Communist party, officially called the Polish United Workers Party (Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza, or PZPR). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Council of State of the Republic of Poland was introduced by the 1947s Small Constitution. ... Term of Office from July 19, 1989 until December 22, 1990 Profession Officer Political Party PZPR First Lady Barbara Jaruzelska Date of Birth July 6, 1923 Place of Birth Kurów near Puławy, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Wojciech Witold Jaruzelski (pronounce: [vɔjtɕεx jaruzεlski]) (born July 6, 1923... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... . Term of Office from December 23, 1995 until Incumbent Profession Journalist Political Party SLD First Lady Jolanta Kwaśniewska Date of Birth November 15, 1954 Place of Birth Białogard, Poland Date of Death Place of Death Aleksander Kwaśniewski (pronounce: [alεksandεr kʋaɕɲefskʲi]) is a Polish politician and the current President of...

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External link:

• President of Poland site(Polish+English) (http://www.president.pl/)