Stanisław Thugutt
| Stanisław Thugutt | |
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Stanisław Thugutt | |
| Minister of Interior of Poland | |
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In office 6 November 1918 – 16 January 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Stanisław Ustyanowski |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Wojciechowski |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
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In office 17 November 1924 – 21 May 1925 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 30, 1873 Łęczyca, Congress Poland |
| Died |
June 15, 1961 (aged 87) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Political party | Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Stanisław August Thugutt (30 July 1873, Łęczyca - 15 June 1941, Stockholm) was a Polish activist and politician during the interwar period of the (Second Polish Republic).
During World War I, he was a soldier in the Polish Legions. He was the founder and leader of several peasant parties (particularly the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie"). Later he was the Minister of Internal Affairs (1918–1919), and vice-Prime Minister (1924–1925). After the Invasion of Poland, Thugutt escaped to Sweden, where he died in exile.
Works
- Krótki Przewodnik po Warszawie i okolicach (1914)
- Listy do młodego przyjaciela (1939, 2002)
- Wykłady o spółdzielczości (1945)
- Autobiografia (1984)
- Wyznania demokraty: publicystyka z lat 1917-1939 (ed. Jan Sałkowski) (1986)
- Stanisław Thugutt o demokracji i ustroju Polski (ed. Władysław Wic) (1998)
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