Lanckorona Pact
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Lanckorona Pact (Polish: Pakt lanckoroński) was an agreement between Polish center (PSL Piast) and right wing parties (primarily Związek Ludowo-Narodowy and Polskie Stronnictwo Chrześcijańskiej Demokracji and several smaller parties, known as the Christian Union of National Unity alliance or Chjena) on 17 May 1923 in Warsaw.[1]
The politicians of those parties agreed to pursue stricter polonization policies and to increase the role of Catholic Church in the state.[2]
The agreement led to the dimission of the government of Władysław Sikorski and creation of the Chjeno-Piast coalition on 28 May, with the new government of Wincenty Witos. Former Polish chief of state, Józef Piłsudski, also resigned his governmental posts in protest.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Some sources incorrectly state that the Pact was signed in Lanckorona. The name comes from the fact that the Pact was signed in the house of a representative of Lanckorona district - but in Warsaw.
- ^ Wapiński 1980, 228.
[edit] References
- "Kronika Polski" nr 30 – 1923-1926
- Wapiński, Roman (1980). Narodowa Demokracja 1893-1939. Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy Imienia Ossolińskich. ISBN 83-04-00008-3.
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