Stanislaw Mikolajczyk Biography and Timeline

Prime Minister of Poland

Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, in exile

Role range: 1943-1944

Polish Reply to Soviet Proposal

Mikolajczyk's government issues a moderated reply to the Soviet declaration but does not accept the Curzon Line as Poland's future eastern frontier.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944

Rejects Immediate Curzon Acceptance

Mikolajczyk argues that Poland cannot immediately accept the Curzon Line and proposes postponing the final frontier until after hostilities.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944

Opposes Curzon Cession

Mikolajczyk refuses authority to cede eastern territories on the Curzon basis and argues that any territorial concession must be decided by the Polish people.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944

Questions Tehran Curzon Claim

Mikolajczyk protests Molotov's assertion that Roosevelt had accepted the Curzon Line at Tehran and seeks clarification of the American position.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944

Appeals to Roosevelt on Curzon Line

Mikolajczyk appeals to Roosevelt as pressure grows for the Polish Government to accept the Curzon Line without reservations before the war ends.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944

Resignation over Frontier Settlement

Mikolajczyk resigns after failing to win cabinet support for a territorial compromise with the Soviet Union involving the Curzon Line.

Role range: 1939-1945 – 1943-1944

Arrest of Stanislaw Mikolajczyk

Arrested prior to the national elections during anti-communist demonstrations

Election

Arrested prior to the national elections during anti-communist demonstrations