Talk:Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski

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[edit] Blackballed?

If Wieniawa-Dlugoszowski was "blackballed by the French," why is he listed as the President of the Government in exile?

Valentinejoe

The pre war constitution of Poland allowed for the president to name his successor in time of war. This Mosicki did and Wieniawa received the nomination, but it was withdrawn because of French pressure. Gervase Vernon

Indeed. I don't think that W-D can be counted as one of the Polish presidents. W-D was only a vice-president for one day. Mościcki was the president till 30 September. On 1 September, on the day Germans invaded Poland, he chose Edward Rydz-Smigly as "president in case the office becames emptied before the peace is restord" (a strange title, created in the April Constitution, basically a president-replacement nom by current president in case of his possible death). On 18 September, ERS was interned in Romania (together with Moscicki). On 25 Sept Moscicki issued a declaration (backdated to 17 Sept) that the post was transfered from ERS to BWD. Due to French opposition, on 26 Sept he revoked this declaration (backdated, again, to 17 Sept); on 27 Sept (I am not sure if this was backdated) he nominated Raczynski who certainly assumed the post on 30 Sept (the sources are a bit confused as to on what day Raczynski became the president).-- _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus | talk}  21:02, 12 September 2007 (UTC)