Jedrzej Moraczewski
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Jędrzej Moraczewski (ˈjɛndʐɛj mɔraˈt͡ʂɛfkʲi; 13 January 1870 – 5 August 1944) was a Polish
socialist politician who served as first Prime Minister of Poland (of the Second Polish Republic
), from November 1918 to January 1919.
In 1918–1919 he served as the Minister of Communications, and in 1925–1929 as the Minister of Public Labour.
Moraczewski died on 5 August 1944, when a shrapnel fired by a Soviet soldier fired into his house, causing his instant death.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
socialist politician who served as first Prime Minister of Poland (of the Second Polish Republic
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, Second Commonwealth of Poland or interwar Poland refers to Poland between the two world wars; a period in Polish history in which Poland was restored as an independent state. Officially known as the Republic of Poland or the Commonwealth of Poland , the Polish state was...
), from November 1918 to January 1919.
In 1918–1919 he served as the Minister of Communications, and in 1925–1929 as the Minister of Public Labour.
Moraczewski died on 5 August 1944, when a shrapnel fired by a Soviet soldier fired into his house, causing his instant death.