Chjeno-Piast

Chjeno-Piast was an unofficial (yet common) name of a coalition of

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political parties formed in 1923. It included the Polish People's Party "Piast" and an older coalition 1922 Christian Association of National Unity (''Chrześcijański Związek Jedności Narodowej''). The merger was passed during a meeting in the manor of senator L. Hammerling's from

Lanckorona Lanckorona is a village located south-west of Kraków in Lesser Poland. It lies on the Skawinka river, among the hills of the Beskids, above sea level. It is known for the Lanckorona Castle, today in ruins. Lanckorona is also known for the Batt ...

and at times it is referred to as Pact of Lanckorona. The Chjeno-Piast coalition was the political base of two consecutive governments formed by Wincenty Witos. The first, formed in May 1923, antagonized

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Naczelnik państwa, Chief of State (1918–1922) and Marshal of Poland, First Marshal of Second Polish Republic, Poland (from 1920). He was ...

, who resigned his government posts blaming Chjeno-Piast for the assassination of

Gabriel Narutowicz Gabriel Józef Narutowicz (; 29 March 1865 – 16 December 1922) was a Polish professor of hydroelectric engineering and politician who served as the first President of Poland from 11 December 1922 until his assassination on 16 December, five d ...

. This government was forced to resign in December of that year in the effect of massive worker riots in

Kraków Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...

. The second, formed in May 1926, had even less support and was soon overthrown by the May Coup organized by

. The first part of the name of the coalition (being an abbreviation of ''Chrześcijańska Jedność Narodowa'') resembles the Polish word ''hiena'', meaning hyena. 1923 establishments in Poland 1926 disestablishments in Poland Agrarian parties in Poland Catholic political parties Defunct political party alliances in Poland National Democracy Political parties disestablished in 1926 Political parties established in 1923 {{Poland-party-stub