Rule of Belorussia
Under the Treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
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Josef Klemens Pilsudski Biography and Timeline — Page 2
Follow Josef Klemens Pilsudski through 64 dated historical records for Poland.
Josef Klemens Pilsudski, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
64Distinct records
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1921–1935Years on this page
1921
Rule of Lithuania
Under the Treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
Rule of Ukraine
Under the Treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
Treaty of Riga
Under the Treaty of Riga Poland is ceded parts of Lithuania, Belorussia & the Ukraine
1922
Rule of Vilnius
The Poles capture the Lituanian capital of Vilnius & rule it until 1939
1923
Retirement
Goes into retirement
1926
Alliance Poland and Romania
Poland & Romania form an alliance
Role range: 1926-1928
Coup
Overthrows the Wojciechowski Government. Between November 1918 & Pilsudskis coup there had been 14 different regimes
Coup
Between November 1918 & Pilsudskis coup there had been 14 different regimes
Arrest of Stanislaw Wojciechowski
Arrests President Wojciechowski
Role range: 1926-1928
Constitution of Poland
Pilsudski assumes dictatorial powers
Role range: 1926-1928
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 1st term
Role range: 1926-1928
Minister of War
Appointed Minister of War
Role range: 1926-1935
Government
Installs a new cabinet under Ignacy Moscicki
Role range: 1926-1928
1930
Capture of Gdansk
Poland occupies Gdansk
Role range: 1930-1935
Government
Forms a new Government
Role range: 1930-1935
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, 2nd term
Role range: 1930-1935
Dissolution of Parliament
Dissolves Parliament & has opposition members arrested
Role range: 1930-1935
Election
The Government wins the elections
Role range: 1930-1935
Arrest of 80 Members of Parliament
Has arrested & tortured 80 members of Parliament who disagreed with him
Role range: 1930-1935
1934
Alliance Germany and Poland
Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland. Attempts to undermine France's alliances with Eastern Europe
Role range: 1930-1935
Pact between Germany and Poland
Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland
Role range: 1930-1935
Treaty of Non-Aggression
Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland
Role range: 1930-1935
1935
Death of Josef Klemens Pilsudski
Death of Josef Klemens Pilsudski
Role range: 1930-1935
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.