Stanisław Wojciechowski

President of Second Polish Republic

15 March 1869 Kalisz, Kalisz Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire

9 April 1953 (aged 84) Warsaw, Polish People's Republic

22 December 1922 – 14 May 1926

Polish politician Stanisław Wojciechowski (Polish:  ; 15 March 1869 – 9 April 1953) was a Polish politician and scholar who served as the second President of Poland between 1922 and 1926, during the Second Polish Republic. He was elected president in 1922, following the assassination of his predecessor Gabriel Narutowicz. During his presidency, Wojciechowski and his erstwhile friend and chief of staff, Józef Piłsudski, disagreed on the political direction of the nation. In 1926, due to the worsening political situation in the country, Piłsudski staged the successful May Coup which resulted in Wojciechowski resigning from office.