Polish National Government (January Uprising)
Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth (January Uprising) Rzeczpospolita Trojga Narodów (Powstanie styczniowe) | |||||||||
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| 1863–1865 | |||||||||
| Motto: Template:Lang-la (If God is with us, then who is against us) Template:Lang-la (For Faith, Law and King)[discuss] | |||||||||
 Claimed borders of the Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth during the January Uprising | |||||||||
| Capital | Warsaw Vilnius Kyiv | ||||||||
| Common languages | Polish Old Belarusian Ruthenian Lithuanian | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic Church Belarusian Greek Catholic Church Ruthenian Catholic Church | ||||||||
| Government | Polish National Government (January Uprising) | ||||||||
| Dictator of the Uprising | |||||||||
| Reds | |||||||||
| Legislature | Sejm | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• January Uprising | January 22 1863 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1865 | ||||||||
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Polish National Government 1863–64- underground Polish supreme authority during the January Uprising, a large scale insurrection in the Russian partition of the former territories of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It had collegial form, resided in Warsaw and was headed by Karol Majewski. This was normal administrative institution with many ministries and departments.[1]
During 1863–1864 it was a real shadow government supported by majority of Poles, who even paid taxes for it and a significant problem for Russian secret police (Okhrana). "It organized one of the world's earliest campaigns of urban guerrilla warfare," according to Norman Davies. It became "the prototype" for Polish Secret State during World War II.[2]
References
- ^ Davies 2005, p. 261.
- ^ Davies 2005, pp. 260–261.
- Aleksander Waszkowski (1841-1865) President of the Polish National Government (April 1864 - Arrested Dec 1864), executed 1865
- Davies, Norman (2005). God's playground: a history of Poland. Vol. 2. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199253401.
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