Józef Piłsudski

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Józef Piłsudski was a Polish statesman and military leader who played a central role in restoring Poland’s independence after World War I and shaping the politics of the interwar Second Polish Republic.

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instanceOf Polish politician
head of government
head of state
human
military leader
revolutionary
socialist
awardReceived Order of the White Eagle
Virtuti Militari
burialPlace Wawel Cathedral
causeOfDeath liver cancer
child Jadwiga Piłsudska
Wanda Piłsudska
conflict Polish–Lithuanian War
Polish–Soviet War
Polish–Ukrainian War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship Poland
Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1867-12-05
dateOfDeath 1935-05-12
educatedAt University of Kharkiv
ethnicGroup Lithuanian nobility of Polish culture
familyName Piłsudski
givenName Józef
hasPartInCanon Polish national pantheon of heroes
honorificTitle Father of the Second Polish Republic
ideology Polish nationalism
democratic socialism
memberOf Combat Organization of the Polish Socialist Party
Polish Socialist Party
militaryBranch Polish Legions in World War I
militaryRank Marshal of Poland
movement Sanation
notableFor May Coup of 1926 in Poland
leadership of the Second Polish Republic
restoration of Polish independence in 1918
victory in the Polish–Soviet War
placeOfBirth Russian Empire
Vilna Governorate
Zułów
placeOfDeath Second Polish Republic
Warsaw
positionHeld Chief of State of Poland
General Inspector of the Armed Forces of Poland
Minister of Military Affairs of Poland
Naczelnik Państwa
Prime Minister of Poland
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Belweder Palace
Warsaw
sexOrGender male
signature Józef Piłsudski signature
spouse Aleksandra Piłsudska
Maria Piłsudska


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