Walery Roman Explained

Walery Roman (12 September 1877[1] -25 October 1952[2]) was a Polish lawyer and politician. His early government career was related to the creation of the Regency Kingdom. He was a supporter of Józef Piłsudski. In the aftermath of World War I he was involved in the establishment of Polish judiciary in the Suwałki region, and negotiations between Poland, Lithuania[3] and Germany (Ober-Ost); in 1921 received the honorary citizenship of Suwałki. Voivode of the Polesie Voivodeship from 1921 to 1922, Polish government's delegate to Republic of Central Lithuania in 1922-1924 during the region's transformation into the Wilno Voivodeship. Participant of Piłsudski's May Coup of 1926; deputy to Polish parliament from sanacja's the Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government (BBWR) party until 1935. He retired from politics afterwards, and continued his career as a lawyer until 1950.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Biografie suwalskie . 1993 . Wyd. Jacwiez . 73 . 7 November 2024 . pl.
  2. Book: Majchrowski . Jacek . Mazur . Grzegorz . Stepan . Kamil . Kto był kim w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej . 1994 . Polska Oficyna Wydawnicza "BGW" . 978-83-7066-569-2 . 174 . 7 November 2024 . pl.
  3. Book: Historia Polski: 1918-1939. cz. 1. 1918-1926. cz. 2. Rozdz. XIV-XXV (1921-1926) cz. 3. Rozdz. XXVI-XXXVII (1926-1935) cz. 4. Rozdz. XXXVIII-LVI (1935-1939) . 1957 . Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe . 123 . 7 November 2024 . pl.