Council of three
The Council of Three (Polish Rada Trzech ) was an institution of the Polish government- in- exile in the years 1954–1972.
It was constituted in London after the Polish president-in-exile August Zaleski refused to resign after seven years in office, as promised in 1947. The Council of Three declared itself to be the collective head of state and appointed its own government, which, like the council itself, was recognized by the Council of National Unity , the Polish parliament in exile. The council dissolved itself in 1972 when, after the death of Zaleski, it recognized Stanisław Ostrowski, who was appointed by him, as the legitimate president.
Members
- General Władysław Anders (until 1970)
- Edward Raczyński (until 1972)
- Tomasz Arciszewski (until 1955)
Tomasz Arciszewski died in 1955. His place was taken by:
- General Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski (1956–1966)
- General Roman Odzierzyński (1966–1968)
- Stanisław Mglej (1968–1969)
- Alfred Urbański (1969–1972)
Władysław Anders died in 1970. He replaced:
- General Stanisław Kopański (1970–1972)
supporting documents
- ^ Marcin Zaremba: The Presidents of the Republic of Poland in Exile. In: Polytika. 2010, accessed February 27, 2020 (Polish).
Ignacy Mościcki (1926–1939) | Bolesław Wieniawa-Długoszowski (1939) | Władysław Raczkiewicz (1939–1947) | August Zaleski (1947–1972) | Council of three (1954–1972) | Stanisław Ostrowski (1972–1979) | Edward Raczyński (1979–1986) | Kazimierz Sabbath (1986–1989) | Ryszard Kaczorowski (1989–1990)