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{{Short description|Polish general and politician}}
Division General '''Michał Janiszewski''' (born [[June 15]], [[1926]] in [[Poznań]]) - Polish officer and public official.
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Michał Janiszewski
| predecessor = [[Stanisław Marcinkowski]]
| rank = [[File:Naramiennik Generał dywizji land.png|40px]] Generał dywizji ([[Major general]])
| allegiance = [[Polish People's Republic]], [[Poland]]
| serviceyears = 1950–1991
| branch = [[Polish People's Army]]<br>[[Polish Armed Forces]]
| party = [[Polish United Workers' Party]]
| successor = Jacek Ambroziak
| office = Head of the Council of Ministers Office
| termend = 12 September 1989
| termstart = 12 November 1985
| office1 = [[Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland|Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland]]
|termstart1 = 13 September 1989
|termend1 = 21 December 1990
|successor1 = [[Jarosław Kaczyński]]
| death_place = [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|3|1926|6|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Poznań]], [[Second Polish Republic]]
| birth_date = 15 June 1926
}}


Division General '''Michał Janiszewski''' (15 June 1926 – 3 February 2016)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dzieje.pl/aktualnosci/zmarl-gen-janiszewski-najblizszy-wspolpracownik-wjaruzelskiego |title=Zmarł gen. Janiszewski, najbliższy współpracownik W.Jaruzelskiego |website=dzieje.pl |accessdate=2016-02-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204042621/http://dzieje.pl/aktualnosci/zmarl-gen-janiszewski-najblizszy-wspolpracownik-wjaruzelskiego |archivedate=2016-02-04 }}</ref> was a Polish officer and public official.
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A close aide of [[Generał Armii|General]] [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]], he served for a number of years as his chief of cabinet. First when Jaruzelski was [[Ministry of Defense (Poland)|Minister of Defense]] ([[1972]]-[[1981]]). When Jaruzelski became a [[Prime Minister of Poland|Prime Minister]] in [[1981]], Janiszewski was a head of the office of the Council of Ministers under him and two next Prime Ministers - [[Zbigniew Messner]] and [[Mieczysław Rakowski]].


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A close aide of General [[Wojciech Jaruzelski]],<ref name="Rosenberg1996">{{cite book|last=Rosenberg|first=Tina|title=The haunted land: facing Europe's ghosts after communism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G5iReE_tatQC&pg=PT232|accessdate=19 April 2011|date=1996-03-19|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=978-0-679-74499-3|page=232}}</ref> he served for a number of years as his chief of cabinet. First when Jaruzelski was [[Ministry of Defense (Poland)|Minister of Defense]] (1972–1981). When Jaruzelski became a [[Prime Minister of Poland|Prime Minister]] in 1981, Janiszewski was the head of the office of the Council of Ministers under him and the two next Prime Ministers - [[Zbigniew Messner]] and [[Mieczysław Rakowski]].
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After Jaruzelski was elected [[President of Poland|President]], Janiszewski became first chief of the [[Office of the President of the Republic of Poland]] (until [[December]] [[1989]] [[People's Republic of Poland]]). He was a chief of the office from [[September]] [[1989]] until Jaruzelski stepped down on [[December 22]], [[1990]].


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After Jaruzelski was elected [[President of Poland|President]], Janiszewski became the first chief of the [[Office of the President of the Republic of Poland]] (until December 1989 [[People's Republic of Poland]]). He was a chief of the office from September 1989 until Jaruzelski stepped down on 22 December 1990.
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Janiszewski was also a member of the [[Military Council of National Salvation]] ([[1981]]-[[1983]]).


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Janiszewski was also a member of the [[Military Council of National Salvation]] (1981–1983).
{{Polish|Michał Janiszewski (generał)|2007-10-10}}

In 1976 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and in 1983 to the rank of major general. He was a doctor of military science. In December 1990 he ended his professional military service and public activity. In January 1991, at the age of 64, he was retired.

He died on February 3, 2016 at the age of 89 and was buried on February 11, 2016 at the Junikowo cemetery in Poznań.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.poznan.pl/mim/necropolis/plan.html?urlAnchor=OpenMap&mtype=cemeteries&cm_id=2&surname=Janiszewski&name=Micha%C5%82&id=601565# | title = Miejsce pochówku Michała Janiszewskiego | publisher = Urząd Miasta Poznania | language = pl | date = 2017-01-27}}</ref> The date of the funeral was not made public, the funeral was exclusively a family funeral. He was wrongly declared dead by the Institute of National Remembrance 9 years earlier, which is why he was omitted from the accusation of the group introducing martial law.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.tvn24.pl/michal-janiszewski-komunistyczny-general-pominiety-przez-ipn,926798,s.html | title =Michał Janiszewski. Komunistyczny generał, pominięty przez IPN | publisher = [[TVN24]] | language = pl | date = 2019-04-12}}</ref>

==Awards and decorations==
* Polish:
** [[File:POL Order Sztandaru Pracy 1 klasy BAR.svg|60px]] [[Order of the Banner of Labour]], 1st Class
** [[File:POL Polonia Restituta Komandorski BAR.svg|60px]] Commander's Cross of the [[Order of Polonia Restituta]]
** [[File:POL Polonia Restituta Kawalerski BAR.svg|60px]] Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
** [[File:POL Złoty Krzyż Zasługi BAR.svg|60px]] Gold [[Cross of Merit (Poland)|Cross of Merit]]
** [[File:POL Medal 30-lecia Polski Ludowej BAR.svg|60px]] [[Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland]]
** [[File:POL Medal 40-lecia Polski Ludowej BAR.svg|60px]] [[Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland]]
** [[File:POL Złoty Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny BAR.svg|60px]] Gold [[Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland]]
** [[File:POL Srebrny Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny BAR.svg|60px]] Silver Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
** [[File:POL Brązowy Medal Siły Zbrojne w Służbie Ojczyzny BAR.svg|60px]] Bronze Medal of the Armed Forces in the Service of the Fatherland
** [[File:POL Medal 10-lecia Polski Ludowej BAR.svg|60px]] [[Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland]]
** [[File:POL Złoty Medal za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju BAR.svg|60px]] Gold [[Medal of Merit for National Defence]]
** [[File:POL Srebrny Medal za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju BAR.svg|60px]] Silver Medal of Merit for National Defence
** [[File:POL Brązowy Medal za Zasługi dla Obronności Kraju BAR.svg|60px]] Bronze Medal of Merit for National Defence
** [[File:POL Medal KEN BAR.svg|60px]] Medal of the National Education Commission
** [[File:POL Brązowa Odznaka Za Zasługi w Ochronie Porządku Publicznego.png|60px]] Bronze Badge "For merits in the protection of public order"
* Foreign:
** [[File:TCH Rad rude hvezdy typ2 BAR.svg|60px]] Order of the Red Star (Czechoslovakia)
** [[File:FreedomAndIndependence2Ribbon.jpg|60px]] [[Order of Freedom and Independence]], 2nd Class (North Korea)
** [[File:Vietnam Glorious Fighter Medal ribbon.png|60px]] [[Friendship Medal (Vietnam)|Friendship Medal]] (Vietnam)
** [[File:GDR Combat-Order for Merit for the Nation and Fatherland - Bronze BAR.png|60px]] Bronze Combat Order of Merit for the People and the Fatherland (East Germany)
** [[File:Ribbon of the Order of Friendship of Peoples.png|60px]] [[Order of Friendship of Peoples]] (USSR)
** [[File:CombatCooperationRibbon.png|60px]] [[Medal "For Strengthening of Brotherhood in Arms"]] (USSR)
** [[File:60 years saf rib.png|60px]] [[Jubilee Medal "60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR"]] (USSR)

==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:33, 19 December 2024

Michał Janiszewski
Head of the Council of Ministers Office
In office
12 November 1985 – 12 September 1989
Preceded byStanisław Marcinkowski
Succeeded byJacek Ambroziak
Head of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland
In office
13 September 1989 – 21 December 1990
Succeeded byJarosław Kaczyński
Personal details
Born15 June 1926
Poznań, Second Polish Republic
Died3 February 2016(2016-02-03) (aged 89)
Warsaw, Poland
Political partyPolish United Workers' Party
Military service
AllegiancePolish People's Republic, Poland
Branch/servicePolish People's Army
Polish Armed Forces
Years of service1950–1991
Rank Generał dywizji (Major general)

Division General Michał Janiszewski (15 June 1926 – 3 February 2016)[1] was a Polish officer and public official.

A close aide of General Wojciech Jaruzelski,[2] he served for a number of years as his chief of cabinet. First when Jaruzelski was Minister of Defense (1972–1981). When Jaruzelski became a Prime Minister in 1981, Janiszewski was the head of the office of the Council of Ministers under him and the two next Prime Ministers - Zbigniew Messner and Mieczysław Rakowski.

After Jaruzelski was elected President, Janiszewski became the first chief of the Office of the President of the Republic of Poland (until December 1989 People's Republic of Poland). He was a chief of the office from September 1989 until Jaruzelski stepped down on 22 December 1990.

Janiszewski was also a member of the Military Council of National Salvation (1981–1983).

In 1976 he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general, and in 1983 to the rank of major general. He was a doctor of military science. In December 1990 he ended his professional military service and public activity. In January 1991, at the age of 64, he was retired.

He died on February 3, 2016 at the age of 89 and was buried on February 11, 2016 at the Junikowo cemetery in Poznań.[3] The date of the funeral was not made public, the funeral was exclusively a family funeral. He was wrongly declared dead by the Institute of National Remembrance 9 years earlier, which is why he was omitted from the accusation of the group introducing martial law.[4]

Awards and decorations

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References

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  1. ^ "Zmarł gen. Janiszewski, najbliższy współpracownik W.Jaruzelskiego". dzieje.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Tina (1996-03-19). The haunted land: facing Europe's ghosts after communism. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-679-74499-3. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Miejsce pochówku Michała Janiszewskiego" (in Polish). Urząd Miasta Poznania. 2017-01-27.
  4. ^ "Michał Janiszewski. Komunistyczny generał, pominięty przez IPN" (in Polish). TVN24. 2019-04-12.
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