Ignacy Mościcki (President of the Republic of Poland from 4 June 1926 to 3 September 1939)
He held the office of the President of the Republic of Poland for two terms of office. On 4 June 1926 at the Royal Castle, he was sworn before the National Convention as president of the Republic of Poland in the presence of the government, diplomatic corps, the representatives of the press and members of his family. On 9 May 1933 at the Royal Castle as well, which was transformed into his headquarters, he was sworn for the second presidential term of office. On 1 September 1939 following under the art.24 of the April Constitution of Poland, he decided on Edward Śmigły-Rydz as his successor in case “the office is emptied before the peace is negotiated”.
On 17 September, which was the day of the invasion of Poland by the Soviet Union he went to Romania and was interned along with Śmigły-Rydz. On 24 September 1939, he appointed General Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszewski - the former ambassador of the Republic of 3 Poland in Rome, his successor after Władysław Raczkowski handed over his resignation from the office on 30 September the same year. In December 1939 together with his family Wojciechowski moved to Switzerland, where he died on 2 October 1946 in Versoix near Geneva.
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Polish Presidents | History of Poland:
Origin of Poland. The early feudal monarchy in Poland (10th -12th century) | The unification and restoration of the country in the 14th century. | The Jagiellonian age | The 17th century – 100 years of war | Poland in the age of collapse. | Loss of independence | I World War | Poland revived 1918 - 1939 | II World War | 1945-1989