History and chronology of Josef Klemens Pilsudski in Poland

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Josef Klemens Pilsudski History of Poland


1867	Birth
5th Dec Zublow Birth of Josef Klemens Pilsudski, near Vilna into an impoverished noble family
1887	Arrest
Siberia Given 5 yrs in Siberia on the false charge of conspiring to assassinate Alexander III
1892	Arrest
Siberia Released from his arrest
1892	Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Polish Socialist Party
1892	PSP
Warsaw Founds the Polish Socialist Party
1894	Editor
Appointed Editor of The Robotnik, "The Worker"
1894	PSP
Founds the Polish Socialist Party
1900	Arrest
Warsaw Manages to escape to England & returns to Poland in 1902
1900	Exile
Warsaw Manages to escape to England & returns to Poland in 1902
1902	Exile
Returns to Poland
1902	Robotnik
The "Robotnik" newspaper is suppressed
1903	Arrest
Arrested for anti-Tsarist activity
1905	Party Leader
Appointed Leader of the party's military wing
1908	Exile
Exiled after serving 5 yrs hard labour for anti-Tsarist activities
1914	Invasion of Russia
Leads his private Polish army which invades Russia
1914	Private Army
Warsaw Organizes a secret & private Polish army of 10,000 to fight against Russia
1915	Independence
Forms a movement for a free Poland
1915	Partition
The partition of Poland by Germany & Austria
1916	Commander
Appointed Commander of the Army
1916	Constitution
5th Nov The Central Powers establish Poland as a semi-autonomous client state
1916	Council State
6th Aug Warsaw Appointed Member of the Polish Council of State
1916	Independence
Poland is given semi-independence by Central Powers
5th Nov The Central Powers establish Poland as a semi-autonomous client state
1916	Rule of
5th Nov The Central Powers establish Poland as a semi-autonomous client state
1917	Arrest
30th July Arrested after refusing to swear an oath of allegience to the Central Powers
1917	Oath
Mar Refuses to take the oath of allegiance to the Central Powers
1918	Arrest
Released during the armistice
1918	Chief of Staff
Warsaw Appointed Chief-of-Staff of a small independent Polish Army
1918	Government
Dec Forms a provisional government
1918	Independence
Warsaw The Republic of Poland is founded
1918	Rule of Vilna
19th April Vilna A dispute between Poland & Lithuania takes place over the Polish rule of Vilna
1919	President
Feb Appointed President of Poland after the collapse of the central powers
1920	Battle of Vistula
River Vistula Drives the Bolsheviks out of Poland
1920	Battle of Warsaw
Aug Warsaw Defeats the Russians
1920	Defeat
Poland defeats Russia
1920	Field Marshal
Appointed Field Marshal
1921	Constitution
Mar The powers of the President are cut back & Pilsudski refuses to stand for election
1921	Rule of Belorussia
Belorussia Under the treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
1921	Rule of Lithuania
Lithuania Under the treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
1921	Rule of Ukraine
Ukraine Under the treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
1921	Treaty of Riga
Riga Under the treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
1922	Rule of Vilnius
Vilnius The Poles capture the Lituanian capital of Vilnius & rule it until 1939
1923	Retirement
Goes into retirement
1926	Alliance
26th Mar Poland & Romania form an alliance
1926	Arrest
13th May Warsaw Arrests President Wojciechowski
1926	Constitution
1st June Pilsudski assumes dictatorial powers
1926	Coup d'Etat
12th May Warsaw Between November 1918 & Pilsudski's coup there had been 14 different regimes
12th May Between November 1918 & Pilsudski's coup there had been 14 different regimes
12th May Warsaw Overthrows the Wojciechowski government
1926	Government
Installs a new cabinet under Ignacy Moscicki
1926	Minister
Appointed Minister of War
1926	Prime Minister
2nd Oct Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 1st term
1930	Arrest
Warsaw Has arrested & tortured 80 members of Parliament who disagreed with him
1930	Capture
6th Mar Gdansk Poland occupies Gdansk
1930	Election
Nov The government wins the elections
1930	Government
25th Aug Forms a new government
1930	Parliament
Aug Warsaw Dissolves Parliament & has opposition members arrested
1930	Prime Minister
25th Aug Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 2nd term
1934	Alliance
24th Jan Warsaw Attempts to undermine France's alliances with Eastern Europe
24th Jan Warsaw Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland
1934	Pact
24th Jan Warsaw Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland
1934	Treaty of Non Aggression
24th Jan Warsaw Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland
1935	Death
12th Mar Warsaw Death of Josef Klemens Pilsudski