Assassination of Gabriel Narutowicz
| Date | 16 December 1922 |
|---|---|
| Location | Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw, Second Polish Republic |
| Coordinates | 52°14′20″N 21°00′40″E / 52.239°N 21.011°E |
| Motive | Anti-communism Antisemitism Polish nationalism |
| Target | Gabriel Narutowicz, President of Poland |
| Perpetrator | Eligiusz Niewiadomski |
| Convictions | Murder |
| Sentence | Death by firing squad |
Gabriel Narutowicz, the first president of Poland after regaining independence, was assassinated by a far-right Polish nationalist on 16 December 1922, five days after taking office, aged 57. He was fatally shot by Eligiusz Niewiadomski, an artist and art critic, while visiting an exhibition at Warsaw's Zachęta gallery.