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Kazimierz Sabbat | |
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| President of Poland | |
| In exile 8 April 1986 – 19 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Edward Szczepanik |
| Head of State in country | |
| Preceded by | Edward Bernard Raczyński |
| Succeeded by | Ryszard Kaczorowski |
| Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In exile 5 August 1976 – 8 April 1986 | |
| President | Stanisław Ostrowski Edward Bernard Raczyński |
| Counterparts in country | Piotr Jaroszewicz Edward Babiuch Józef Pińkowski Wojciech Jaruzelski Zbigniew Messner |
| Preceded by | Alfred Urbański |
| Succeeded by | Edward Szczepanik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat (1913-02-27)27 February 1913 |
| Died | 19 July 1989(1989-07-19) (aged 76) London, England |
| Cause of death | Heart attack[1] |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse | Anna Sulik |
| Profession | Businessman, politician |
Kazimierz Aleksander Sabbat[2] (27 February 1913 – 19 July 1989), wasPresident of Poland-in-exile from 8 April 1986 until his death, 19 July 1989, after serving (from 1976) as Prime Minister of thePolish government-in-exile.
Sabbat was born on 27 February 1913 inBieliny Kapitulne, at the foot of theLysa Gora mountain. Sabbat completed secondary school inMielec, and studied law at theWarsaw University shortly before World War II. He was aScout, and remained dedicated to the concept ofScouting, even in his later life while in exile.
After a short service in theNavy, Sabbat was directed to theMotorized Brigade ofStanisław Maczek. Wounded during the Polish retreat in 1939, he managed to reach Great Britain where he was directed to theBritish General Staff as an officer responsible for youth.
After being discharged from the army in 1948, he started up his own successful business in England. He later worked for the Scouting Organization and theAssociation of Polish Veterans on a voluntary basis.
As an executive of the National Union he managed the Treasury Division, and in 1976 became the Prime Minister of thePolish government-in-exile. He attempted to unite the various émigré circles and created ever stronger links with the opposition movement in Poland, which benefited from the Government in exile's moral and material help through different Funds.
He became President of the Republic of Poland (in Exile) in 1986 succeedingEdward Raczyński. He died in London, aged 76, in 1989. Coincidentally, on the same dayWojciech Jaruzelski was elected by a still unfree Parliament as the first President of the country since the 1950s.Ryszard Kaczorowski, Minister of Domestic Affairs and designated successor, took office in exile and on 22 December 1990, after the first free and fair elections in Poland since the war, handed his powers and the insignia of thePolish Second Republic to President-electLech Wałęsa.
Sabbat is buried onGunnersbury Cemetery in London, along with Anna Sabbat, who died on 28 April 2015. Their children all still live in areas near to London. He has eight grandchildren.
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland in Exile 1976–1986 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | President of the Republic of Poland in exile 1986–1989 | Succeeded by |
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| Polish government-in-exile (1939–1990) | ||
| Polish People's Republic (1944–1989) | ||
| Republic of Poland (1990–present) | ||
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