List of Polish heads of state (1918–present)
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This is a list of Polish presidents.
[edit] Head of State (Naczelnik Panstwa, 1918-1922)
- November 22, 1918 - December 9, 1922 Field Marshal Józef Piłsudski (and de facto ruler of Poland from the coup d'état on May 14, 1926 until his death on May 12, 1935.
[edit] Second Polish Republic (1922-1939)
Presidents of the Republic of Poland
- December 9, 1922 - December 16, 1922 Gabriel Narutowicz (assassinated)
- December 16, 1922 - December 20, 1922 Maciej Rataj (temporary)
- December 20, 1922 - May 14, 1926 Stanisław Wojciechowski (deposed in the May Coup)
- June 1, 1926 - September 30, 1939 Ignacy Mościcki
(de facto the Inspector-General of the Polish Armed Forces was the ruler of Poland in the period of authoritarian rule after May Coup):
- Józef Piłsudski in years 1926-1935
- Edward Rydz-Śmigły in years 1935-1939
[edit] Polish Government in Exile (1939-1990)
Presidents of the Republic of Poland
- September 1939 Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski
- 1939 - 1947 Władysław Raczkiewicz
Polish Government in Exile was recognized by the United States and the United Kingdom until July 6, 1945
- 1947 - 1972 August Zaleski
- 1972 - 1979 Stanisław Ostrowski
- 1979 - 1986 Edward Raczyński
- 1986 - 1989 Kazimierz Sabbat
- 1989 - 1990 Ryszard Kaczorowski (resigned after the election of Lech Wałęsa)
[edit] Chairman of the State National Council (1944-1947)
recognited by the United States and the United Kingdom since July 6, 1945
- January 1, 1944 - February 4, 1947 Bolesław Bierut
- February 4, 1947 Franciszek Trabalski
- February 4, 1947 - February 5, 1947 Władysław Kowalski
[edit] People's Republic of Poland (1947-1952)
President of the People's Republic of Poland
- February 5, 1947 - November 20, 1952 Bolesław Bierut
[edit] Chairman of the Council of State (1952-1989)
(de facto First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the Polish United Workers' Party were rulers of state)
- November 20, 1952 - August 7, 1964 Aleksander Zawadzki
- August 12, 1964 - April 10, 1968 Edward Ochab
- April 10, 1968 - December 23, 1970 Marian Spychalski
- December 23, 1970 - March 28, 1972 Jozef Cyrankiewicz
- March 28, 1972 - November 6, 1985 Henryk Jablonski
- November 6, 1985 - July 19, 1989 Wojciech Jaruzelski
[edit] People's Republic of Poland (1989)
President of the People's Republic of Poland
- July 19, 1989 - December 31, 1989 Wojciech Jaruzelski
[edit] Third Polish Republic (1990-)
President of the Republic of Poland
elected by parliament in 1989
elected in direct election with weak position after implementation of 1997 constitution
- Lech Wałęsa December 22, 1990 - December 23, 1995
- Aleksander Kwaśniewski December 23, 1995 - December 23, 2005
- Lech Kaczyński December 23, 2005 - present
[edit] Gallery of Polish Presidents
 Lech Wałęsa (ur. 1943) |
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 Aleksander Kwaśniewski (ur. 1954) |
[edit] See also
- Polish presidential election, 1990
- Polish presidential election, 1995
- Polish presidential election, 2000
- Polish presidential election, 2005
- List of Polish monarchs
