Wojciech Korfanty | |
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 Wojciech Korfanty in 1925 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Poland | |
| In office 27 October 1923 – 14 December 1923 | |
| Prime Minister | Wincenty Witos |
| Preceded by | Stanisław Głąbiński |
| Succeeded by | Stanisław Thugutt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adalbert Korfanty 20 April 1873 Siemianowitz-Laurahütte, German Empire (now Poland) |
| Died | 17 August 1939 (aged 66) Warsaw, Poland |
| Political party | Polish Christian Democratic Party Labor Party |
| Spouse | Elżbieta Korfantowa |
| Occupation | Politician, activist |
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Wojciech Korfanty (IPA: [ˈvɔjt͡ɕɛx kɔrˈfantɨ]; born Adalbert Korfanty; 20 April 1873 – 17 August 1939) was a Polish activist, journalist and politician, who served as a member of the German parliaments, the Reichstag and the Prussian Landtag, and later, in the Polish Sejm. Briefly, he also was a paramilitary leader, known for organizing the Polish Silesian Uprisings in Upper Silesia, which after World War I was contested by Germany and Poland. Korfanty fought to protect Poles from discrimination and the policies of Germanisation in Upper Silesia before the war and sought to join Silesia to Poland after Poland regained its independence.