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2 unusual facts about Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki


Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki

Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki (b. December 16, 1920 in Pinsk, d. August 17, 2009 in Colchester, England) Polish politician, head of one of the two governments which claimed in 1972 to be the successor to the exiled Polish government that was created to replace original Polish government, which fled to Romania in September 1939 at the start of World War II.

Nowina-Sokolnicki is mostly known for establishing the self-styled Order of Saint Stanislaus.


Józef Piłsudski Institute of America

An affiliate of the Institute was also established in Ankara through a group of politicians, among them Michał Sokolnicki.


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