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Józef Piłsudski

Monument and avenue to Marshal Jozef Pilsudski in Rome

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Józef Piłsudski

Rome | Italy

First name:

Józef

Last Name:

Piłsudski

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. He studied medicine at the Imperial Kharkiv 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 led a military coup d'état. 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 served twice as Prime Minister (1926-1928; 1930). He died in Belvedere.

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