Mikołaj Grunitzky - syn Polaka u sterów Republiki Togijskiej

Only few Polish people, working in Africa in colonial period, passed to the history. The name of one of them is only known, because his son made a successful political career. The article, divided into three parties, presents first, the economical and social context in the town of origin of Nicolas Grunitzky at his birth in 1913; second, the political career of Grunitzky as a leader of Togolese Party of Progress and his work as Prime Minister of Autonomous Republic, and third, the short time of Togolese history when Grunitzky was the President of the Republic. Nicolas Grunitzky was very honest and intelligent person, but as a politician, making his politics dependent to the ancient colonial power, has been defeated.