WITOS, WINCENTY

vēntsĕnˈtĭ vēˈtôs, 1874–1945, Polish politician. The leader of the Polish Peasant party, he was premier three times (1920–21, 1923, 1926). Witos's government was overthrown by Pilsudski in the coup of 1926. Imprisoned (1930) with other opposition leaders, Witos later fled to Czechoslovakia but returned to Poland in 1939. He was again imprisoned during the German occupation.

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Encyclopedia of Eastern Europe: From the Congress of Vienna to the Fall of Communism
Book by Richard Frucht; Garland Pub., 2000
Subjects: Europe, Eastern--Encyclopedias
...See also Polish Literature Witos, Wincenty (1874 1945) Polish political...Neal A. Pease Further reading Witos, Wincenty. Moje wspomnienia . Warsaw, 1981. Zakrzewski, Andrzej. Wincenty Witos . Warsaw, 1977. See also Agrarian...
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Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945
Book by George J. Lerski; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Poland--History--Dictionaries
...politician and a brother of W. Witos. * An activist of the Polish peasant...of Agriculture. WEP , XII, 365. WITOS, WINCENTY 1874-1945 , statesman. A son of...Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe PSL , * Witos headed the Polish Peasant Party...
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From the Polish Underground: Selections from Krytyka, 1978-1993
Book by Michael Bernhard, Maria Chmielewska-Szlajfer, Henryk Szlajfer; Pennsylvania State University Press, 1995
Subjects: Poland--Economic Conditions--1945-, Poland--Politics And Government--1945-, Poland--Social Conditions--1945-
...Germany ceded to Poland in the west. Witos, Wincenty 1874-1945 : the most important...in 1920-21, 1923, and 1926. Witos led a number of center-right coalition...coup in 1926. Just before the coup Witos was preparing to form his third government...
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The Rape of Poland: Pattern of Soviet Aggression
Book by Stanislaw Mikolajczyk; Whittlesey House, 1948
Subjects: Poland--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Poland--History--1945-, Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945, Russians--Poland, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Poland
...154 , 177 , 182 Widy-Wirski, Feliks, 174 Winant, Ambassador, 57 Wisnicz, 190 Witaszek, 191 Witos, Andrzej, 75 -76 Witos, Wincenty, 112 , 114 , 116 , 124 -126, 132 , 145 -148, 150 , 152 , 209 Wloclawek, 159 Wojcik, Stanislaw...
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Poland, 1939-1947
Book by John Coutouvidis, Jaime Reynolds; Holmes & Meier, 1986
Subjects: Poland--History--1945-1980, Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945, World War, 1939-1945--Poland
...100 Wilson, President Woodrow, 5 WiN, see Freedom and Independence Winant, John, 106 Witos, Andrzej, 142 , 154 -5, 163 , 301 Witos, Wincenty, 4 , 10 , 13 , 184 , 187 , 198 , 199 , 202 -3, 250 Wloszczowa, 276 Woik, Stanislaw, 207...
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Disenchanted Voices: Public Opinion in Cracow, 1945-1946
Journal article by Bartholmew Goldyn; East European Quarterly, Vol. 32, 1998
Subjects: Communism--Public opinion, Krakow, Poland--History, Public opinion--Poland
...pre-war peasant politician, Wincenty Witos, and Stanislaw Mikolajczyk...headed the party, especially Wincenty Witos, a dominating figure who enjoyed...was witnessed in the funeral of Wincenty Witos, who died on October 31, 1945...
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Poland's Political and Economic Transition
Journal article by Robert Donnorummo; East European Quarterly, Vol. 28, 1994
Subjects: Democracy--Poland, Poland--Political aspects
...in dramatic contrast to the policies of Prime Minister Wincenty Witos whose rightist government in 1923 essentially ignored...marks(15). This was one of the reasons leading to Witos replacement by Wladyslaw Grabski in December 1923. Grabski...


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Witos, Wincenty
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WITOS, WINCENTY ventsen ti ve tos, 1874 1945, Polish politician. The leader of the...the coup of 1926. Imprisoned (1930) with other opposition leaders, Witos later fled to Czechoslovakia but returned to Poland in 1939. He was again...


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