List of Polish presidents facts for kids

List of the Presidents of Poland (officially President of the Republic of Poland) and other Polish heads of state since 1918 (people who held title other than President)

Second Republic (1918-1939)

Józef Piłsudski (Chief of State), 1918-1922
Gabriel Narutowicz, 1922
Maciej Rataj (acting), 1922
Stanisław Wojciechowski, 1922-1926
Maciej Rataj (acting), 1926
Ignacy Mościcki, 1926-1939

Government in exile (1939-1990)

Government in emigration was recognized internationally until 1945

Władysław Raczkiewicz, 1939-1947
August Zaleski, 1947-1972
Stanisław Ostrowski, 1972-1979
Edward Bernard Raczyński, 1979-1986
Kazimierz Sabbat, 1986-1989
Ryszard Kaczorowski, 1989-1990

Communist Poland (1944-1989)

Bolesław Bierut, 1944-1952
Aleksander Zawadzki (Council of State), 1953-1964
Edward Ochab (Council of State), 1964-1968
Marian Spychalski (Council of State), 1968-1970
Józef Cyrankiewicz (Council of State), 1970-1972
Henryk Jabłoński (Council of State), 1972-1985
Wojciech Jaruzelski (Council of State), 1985-1989

Third Republic (from 1989)

Wojciech Jaruzelski, 1 January 1989 - 22 December 1990
Lech Wąłęsa, 22 December 1990 - 22 December 1995
Aleksander Kwaśniewski, 23 December 1995 - 23 December 2005
Lech Kaczyński, 23 December 2005 - 10 April 2010
Bronisław Komorowski (acting), 10 April 2010 - 8 July 2010
Bogdan Borusewicz (acting), 8 July 2010
Grzegorz Schetyna (acting), 8 July 2010 - 6 August 2010
Bronisław Komorowski, 6 August 2010 - 6 August 2015
Andrzej Duda, 6 August 2015 -

Images for kids

Regency Council
President of Poland Gabriel Narutowicz
Stanisław Wojciechowski
President of Poland Ignacy Mościcki
Edward Raczynski
Ryszard Kaczorowski
PL Bolesław Bierut (1892-1956)
Edward Ochab
Cyrankiewicz
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Stanisław Kania
Mieczysław Rakowski
Lech Walesa
Lech Kaczyński
Bronisław Komorowski