Aleksander Skrzyński Explained

Birth Name:Aleksander Józef Skrzyński
Birth Date:19 March 1882[1]
Birth Place:Zagórzany, Gorlice County
Death Date:25 September 1931 (aged 49)
Death Place:Łąkociny, Poland
Party:Stronnictwo Prawicy Narodowej
Order:13th Prime Minister of Poland
Term Start:20 November 1925
Term End:5 May 1926
President:Stanisław Wojciechowski
Predecessor:Władysław Grabski
Successor:Wincenty Witos
Order2:Minister of Foreign Affairs
Term Start2:27 July 1924
Term End2:5 May 1926
Primeminister2:Władysław Grabski
Himself
Predecessor2:Maurycy Zamoyski
Successor2:Kajetan Dzierżykraj-Morawski
Term Start3:16 December 1922
Term End3:26 May 1923
Primeminister3:Władysław Sikorski
Predecessor3:Gabriel Narutowicz
Successor3:Marian Seyda

Aleksander Józef Skrzyński (pronounced as /pl/; 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 (accredited in 1919), and played a significant part in the negotiations that led to the Polish–Romanian alliance. Later, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland 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 Stanisław Szeptycki, in which Skrzynski refused to fire. He was killed in a car accident at Łąkociny, Poland.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.zagorzany.com.pl/Historia/aj_skrzynski.php Aleksander Józef Zaremba Skrzyński
  2. http://rulers.org/indexs3.html Rulers.org