# Maciej Rataj takes office (1922)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1922-maciej-rataj-takes-office
Location: Poland
Categories: ruler-change

Maciej Rataj became Acting President of Poland (1922; 1926). Marshal of the Sejm who twice served as acting president; murdered by the Germans at Palmiry in 1940. Within the broader Second Republic period: The Second Polish Republic built a state from three former partitions, weathered political crises and the May Coup, and developed its economy and culture before being threatened by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. At this point in the timeline (16 December 1922), the governing authority was Maciej Rataj (Acting President of Poland). Marshal of the Sejm who twice served as acting president; murdered by the Germans at Palmiry in 1940. Maciej Rataj takes office mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Maciej Rataj takes office mattered because succession and legitimacy shaped alliances, institutions and the direction of state policy.

Ruler at the time: [Stanisław Wojciechowski](https://poland-history.com/rulers/stanislaw-wojciechowski)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Maciej Rataj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maciej_Rataj)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Maciej Rataj takes office](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Maciej+Rataj+takes+office)
- [Wikipedia — Second Polish Republic (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Polish_Republic)