| Stanisław Mackiewicz | |
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| Stanisław Mackiewicz | |
| Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile | |
| In office 8 June 1954 – 21 June 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Jerzy Hryniewski |
| Succeeded by | Hugon Hanke |
| Member of the Sejm | |
| In office 1928–1935 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1896 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | February 18, 1966 (aged 69) Warsaw, Poland |
| Resting place | Powązki Cemetery, Warsaw |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | BBWR |
| Occupation | Politician, writer |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Stanisław "Cat" Mackiewicz (Saint Petersburg, Russia, 18 December 1896 – 18 February 1966, Warsaw, Poland) was a conservative Polish writer, journalist and monarchist.
He was called, by the interwar journalist Adolf Maria Bocheński, the foremost political journalist of the interbellum Second Polish Republic.[1]
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Mackiewicz was born into a Polish family that had historically used the Bożawola coat-of-arms.
Mackiewicz joined the Polish Military Organisation in 1917 and served as a volunteer in the Polish Army during the Polish-Soviet War of 1919–21.
He supported Józef Piłsudski[2] and in 1928–35 served as a deputy to the Sejm (Poland's parliament), representing the Piłsudskiite Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem).
After Piłsudski's death in 1935, Mackiewicz criticized the ruling elite and in 1939 was imprisoned for 17 days at the Bereza Kartuska detention camp.
On 18 September 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, he left Poland.
During his self-imposed exile, he served in 1954–55 as prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile.
In 1956 Mackiewicz returned to Poland.
He was the older brother of writer Józef Mackiewicz.
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| Preceded by Jerzy Hryniewski |
Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile 1954-1955 |
Succeeded by Hugon Hanke |
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