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Aleksander Wachniewski | |
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| Government plenipotentiary in Wrocław | |
| In office 13 June 1945 – 15 February 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Bolesław Drobner (as mayor) |
| Succeeded by | Bronisław Kupczyński (as mayor) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1881 |
| Died | 1976 (aged 94–95) |
| Resting place | Bródno Cemetery, Warsaw, Poland |
| Party | Polish Workers' Party |
| Occupation | Engineer, politician
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Aleksander Wachniewski (Polish: [a.lɛkˈsan.dɛr vaxˈɲɛf.ski]; 1881–1976) was a Polish engineer and politician. He was a member of the Polish Workers' Party, and served as the government plenipotentiary in Wrocław, Poland from 13 June 1945 to 15 February 1947, which was an equivalent to an office of the mayor.
Biography
[edit]Aleksander Wachniewski was born in 1891. He worked as an engineer.[1][2]
Wachniewski was a member of the Polish Workers' Party, and on 13 June 1945, he was appointed the government plenipotentiary in Wrocław, which was an equivalent to an office of the mayor.[2][3] He replaced Bolesław Drobner, who was dismissed following political conflict with the commander of the local garrison of the Red Army.[4] He remained in office until 15 February 1947, when he was replaced by Bronisław Kupczyński.[2]
Aleksander Wachniewski died in 1976, and was buried on 14 July at the Bródno Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland.[5]
Awards and decorations
[edit]- Gold Cross of Merit (1946)[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Andrzej Jochelson: Kronika: Semipałatyńsk–Wrocław. Wrocław: Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Polonistyki Wrocławskiej, 1997, p. 220. (in Polish)
- 1 2 3 Halina Okólska: Władze miejskie Wrocławia w latach 1945–1948. Wrocław: Wrocław City Council, 2005, p. 13. ISBN 83-919528-4-3. (in Polish)
- ↑ Hanna Wieczorek (19 November 2010). "Od Drobnera do Dutkiewicza, czyli poczet prezydentów Wrocławia". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish).
- ↑ Richard Hargravers: Hitler's Final Fortress: Breslau 1945. Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 1972. ISBN 978-0-8117-1551-5.
- ↑ "Aleksander Wachniewski". brodnowski.grobonet.com (in Polish).
- ↑ "M.P. 1947 nr 81 poz. 538. Uchwała Prezydium Krajowej Rady Narodowej z dnia 12 listopada 1946 r. o odznaczeniu za działalność powojenną przy utrwaleniu demokratycznych form państwowości polskiej oraz za zasługi położone przy repolonizacji Dolnego Śląska". isap.sejm.gov.pl (in Polish).