Gabriel Narutowicz
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Gabriel Józef Narutowicz was a Polish engineer and politician who served as the first president of Poland from 11 December 1922 until his assassination five days after assuming office. He previously s
Narutowicz in 1915
Narutowicz as a student of Zurich Polytechnic
Narutowicz in his office, just days before the assassination
Narutowicz with Marshal Józef Piłsudski in Warsaw, 1922
Eligiusz Niewiadomski
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Eligiusz Józef Niewiadomski was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement. In 1922, he assassinated Poland's first President, Gabriel Na
Gabriel Narutowicz
…candidate, Maurycy Zamoyski, becoming the first president of Poland. After only five days in office, he was assassinated by a mentally disturbed artist, Eligiusz Niewiadomski, while viewing paintings at the Zachęta Art Gallery. His funeral was attended by almost 500,000 people. Gabriel Józef Narutowicz was born into a…
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Niewiadomski's grave at Powązki Cemetery