Polish National Government (January Uprising)

Polish-Lithuanian-Ruthenian Commonwealth (January Uprising)
Rzeczpospolita Trojga Narodów (Powstanie styczniowe)
1863–1865
Flag Coat of arms
Motto Latin: Si Deus Nobiscum quis contra nos (If God is with us, then who is against us) Latin: Pro Fide, Lege et Rege (For Faith, Law and King)
Claimed borders of the Polish–Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth during the January Uprising
Capital		Warsaw Vilnius Kyiv
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		Karol Majewski
		Romuald Traugutt
		Kastuś Kalinowski
		Zygmunt Sierakówski
		Antanas Mackevičius
Reds		Jarosław Dąbrowski Ignacy Chmieleński Stefan Bobrowski
Legislature		Sejm
History
•	January Uprising	January 22, 1863
•	Disestablished	1865
Preceded by Succeeded by Russian Empire Russian Empire

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

1. Davies 2005, p. 261.
2. 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. 2. Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199253401.