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August Zaleski
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August Zaleski (b. September 13, 1883 in Warsaw - April 7, 1972 in London) was a Polish politician, diplomat, two times Minister of Foreign Affairs and an emigre President of the Republic of Poland.
Before the First World War Zaleski completed studies in London. He worked in Warsaw as a librarian of the Krasiński estate. In 1917, he lectured, on a permanent basis, on Polish language and literature in London, where he joined the Freemasons, using the organistaion as a means of influence for the benefit of Poland. During the First World War, one of his tasks was to convince the British that the action of Piłsudski's army was not directed against the coalition powers, but only against Russia. He was a diplomat accredited to Switzerland, Greece and Italy. After the coup d'etat of May 1926, he accepted the foreign affairs portfolio. He was successful at the League of Nations forum. From 1928 to 1935 he was a senator. Later, he was the President of the Supreme Board of Bank Handlowy (Commercial Bank) in Warsaw, which he evacuated to France in September 1939.
Having assumed the office of the President in exile (April 1947), he appointed General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski Prime Minister. Having completed a 7 years' term of office, he extended the term indefinitely. One of his adherents was Cat-Mackiewicz who replaced him at the post of Prime Minister, whereas General Władysław Anders refused to obey him. Before his death in April 1972 he designated Stanisław Ostrowski as his successor.
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