The Supreme National Committee ( Polish : Naczelny Komitet Narodowy , NKN ) was a quasi-government for the Poles in Galicia , Austro-Hungarian Empire , from 1914 to 1917.
4-676: Created on 16 August 1914, the Supreme National Committee replaced the Temporary Commission of Confederated Independence Parties ( Komisja Tymczasowa Skonfederowanych Stronnictw Niepodległościowych ) and the Central National Committee ( Centralny Komitet Narodowy ), gaining support from Polish conservatives and National Democrats ; but over time it lost much of its early support, especially due to its strong pro-Austrian stance, and
8-769: The Austrian Partition on the eve of World War I . It was an alliance of Polish political parties from Galicia in Austro-Hungary and their paramilitary wings existing in the form of legal Riflemen's Associations . Created in Vienna , KTSSN was later renamed as Komisja Skonfederowanych Stronnictw Niepodległościowych (KSSN, or the Commission of Confederated Independence Parties). On 1 December 1912 KTSSN chose Józef Piłsudski to head its military arm, based on Riflemen's Association ("Strzelec"). Its goal
12-506: Was replaced in 1917 by a Regency Council . This government -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Polish history –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Temporary Commission of Confederated Independence Parties The Temporary Coordinating Commission of Confederated Independence Parties ( Polish : Komisja Tymczasowa Skonfederowanych Stronnictw Niepodległościowych , KTSSN ) formed on 10 November 1912 in
16-862: Was to coordinate the pro-Polish independence activities and support Austro-Hungary in the expected war . In case of the war its aim was to create a unified government for the territories liberated from the Russian partition of Poland . It was created by the following parties: Polish Socialist Party , Polish Social Democratic Party of Galicia , Związek Patriotów , Związek Chłopski , Narodowy Związek Chłopski , Polish People's Party (after 1913 PSL Lewica ), National Workers' Union (until May 1914), Związek Niepodległości (from May 1914 known as Organizacja Niepodległościowa Inteligencji ). Its main activists were: Józef Piłsudski , Ignacy Daszyński , Witold Jodko-Narkiewicz, Władysław Sikorski , Walery Sławek , Hipolit Śliwiński, and Leon Wasilewski . Commeettee's ties with
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