# August Zaleski - President of Poland (in exile)

URL: https://poland-history.com/rulers/august-zaleski
Reign: 1947–1972
Born-Died: 1883 - 1972
Dynasty: Government-in-Exile
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Zaleski

Former foreign minister who led the exile presidency in London for a quarter-century.

## Succession
- Preceded by: [Władysław Raczkiewicz](https://poland-history.com/rulers/wladyslaw-raczkiewicz)
- Succeeded by: [Stanisław Ostrowski](https://poland-history.com/rulers/stanislaw-ostrowski)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1947 - [Rigged legislative election](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1947-rigged-legislative-election)
- 1947 - [August Zaleski becomes President in exile](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1947-august-zaleski-becomes-president-in-exile)
- 1947 - [Operation Vistula](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1947-operation-vistula)
- 1948 - [PZPR founded](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1948-pzpr-founded)
- 1949 - [Nowa Huta founded](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1949-nowa-huta-founded)
- 1952 - [Constitution of the People's Republic](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1952-constitution-of-the-people-s-republic)
- 1952 - [Aleksander Zawadzki takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1952-aleksander-zawadzki-takes-office)
- 1953 - [Arrest of Cardinal Wyszyński](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1953-arrest-of-cardinal-wyszynski)
- 1955 - [Warsaw Pact](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1955-warsaw-pact)
- 1955 - [Palace of Culture and Science](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1955-palace-of-culture-and-science)
- 1956 - [Poznań protests](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1956-poznan-protests)
- 1956 - [Polish October](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1956-polish-october)
- 1956 - [Władysław Gomułka takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1956-wladyslaw-gomulka-takes-office)
- 1957 - [Rapacki Plan](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1957-rapacki-plan)
- 1964 - [Letter of 34](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1964-letter-of-34)
- 1964 - [Edward Ochab takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1964-edward-ochab-takes-office)
- 1965 - [Bishops' letter of reconciliation](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1965-bishops-letter-of-reconciliation)
- 1966 - [Millennium of Poland's Baptism](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1966-millennium-of-poland-s-baptism)
- 1968 - [Marian Spychalski takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1968-marian-spychalski-takes-office)
- 1968 - [March 1968](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1968-march-1968)
- 1968 - [Invasion of Czechoslovakia](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1968-invasion-of-czechoslovakia)
- 1970 - [December 1970 protests](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1970-december-1970-protests)
- 1970 - [Treaty of Warsaw](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1970-treaty-of-warsaw)
- 1970 - [Edward Gierek takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1970-edward-gierek-takes-office)
- 1970 - [Józef Cyrankiewicz takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1970-jozef-cyrankiewicz-takes-office)
- 1971 - [Royal Castle reconstruction](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1971-royal-castle-reconstruction)
- 1972 - [Henryk Jabłoński takes office](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1972-henryk-jablonski-takes-office)
- 1972 - [Stanisław Ostrowski becomes President in exile](https://poland-history.com/timeline/1972-stanislaw-ostrowski-becomes-president-in-exile)