Józef Piłsudski

Monument and avenue to Marshal Jozef Pilsudski in Rome

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Józef Piłsudski

First name:

Józef

Last Name:

Piłsudski

Drugie imię:

Klemens

Parents:

Józef Wincenty Piłsudski i Maria z Billewiczów

Crest:

Piłsudski

Date of birth:

05-12-1867

Place of birth:

Zułowo

Date of death:

12-05-1935

Age:

Profession:

politician, military / soldier

Honours and awards:

Order Orła Białego (1921), Krzyż Wielki Orderu Wojskowego Virtuti Militari (1923), Krzyż Komandorski Orderu Wojskowego Virtuti Militari, Krzyż Srebrny Orderu Wojskowego Virtuti Militari (1920), Krzyż Niepodległości z Mieczami (1930), Wielka Wstęga Orderu Odrodzenia Polski, Krzyż Walecznych (czterokrotnie), Złoty Krzyż Zasługi (1926, 1928, 1929, 1931), Krzyż Zasługi Wojsk Litwy Środkowej, Krzyż na Śląskiej Wstędze Waleczności i Zasługi,

Biography:

Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935), born in Zułów, son of Józef Wincenty Piłsudski and Maria née Billewicz, social and independence activist, soldier, politician, statesman. He studied medicine at the Kharkiv Imperial University. In 1892, he joined the PPS. In 1916, he became a member of the Provisional Council of State (TRS). In 1918. The Regency Council entrusted him with the mission to form a national government. He was head of the armed forces during the Polish-Soviet War. In 1926, he staged a military coup. He then seized real power in the state. He introduced an authoritarian system and significantly reduced the role of parliament. In the 1928 elections, the pro-Sanation grouping of Marshal Józef Piłsudski's Non-Partisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR) won. He was Prime Minister twice (1926-1928; 1930).