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Józef Czyrek

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Józef Czyrek
Czyrek in 1981
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1980–1982
Preceded byEmil Wojtaszek
Succeeded byStefan Olszowski
Personal details
Born(1928-07-20)20 July 1928
Białobrzegi, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland
Died3 June 2013(2013-06-03) (aged 84)
Political partyPolish United Workers' Party
Alma materJagiellonian University

Józef Czyrek (20 July 1928 – 3 June 2013) was a Polish politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of Poland from 1980 to 1982.

Early life and education

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Czyrek was born in Białobrzegi, in the Lwów Voivodeship of Poland, in 1928.[1] He graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Jagiellonian University in 1950.[1]

Career

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Czyrek began his career as a researcher at Jagiellonian University and Cracow University of Economics.[1] In 1952 he joined the ministry of foreign affairs.[1] He was a member of the Politburo of the Polish United Workers' party to which he joined in 1955.[1][2] He served as the counsel in Belgrade (1962–1968) and deputy director as well as director of studies and programming department at the ministry of foreign affairs (1969–1971).[1]

He was the deputy minister of foreign affairs until August 1980.[3][4] He was appointed minister of foreign affairs in August 1980, replacing Emil Wojtaszek in the post. In 1981 he was named as the member of the party's secretariat.[5] Czyrek's tenure as minister of foreign affairs ended in 1982. In December 1982, he was appointed vice-president of the Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth (PRON).[1] Czyrek also acted as top aide to the Polish president and general secretary of the communist party Wojciech Jaruzelski.[6] Czyrek participated in round table talks between the ruling party and opposition figures that lasted from 6 February to 4 April 1989.[7]

His term as top aide ended on 30 July 1989 when Jaruzelski resigned from the leadership of the communist party.[8] Czyrek also resigned from the communist party's central committee on that date.[9][10]

Death

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Czyrek died on 3 June 2013.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Józef Czyrek". dzieje (in Polish). 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ Svetlana Savranskaya; Thomas S. Blanton; Vladislav Martinovich Zubok, eds. (2010). Masterpieces of History: The Peaceful End of the Cold War in Eastern Europe, 1989. Budapest; New York: Central European University Press. p. 292. ISBN 978-963-9776-77-7.
  3. ^ "Protocol (1974)". Concordat Watch. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Polish premier ousted". Toledo Blade. Warsaw. Reuters. 25 August 1980. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  5. ^ Mark Kramer. "Soviet deliberations during the Polish crisis, 1980 - 1981". Cold War International History Project (1): 150.
  6. ^ G. Anne Geyer (18 November 1989). "A nation in waiting". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  7. ^ Michael D. Kennedy (2002). "Negotiating revolution in Poland" (PDF). NCEEER. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  8. ^ John Tagliabue (30 July 1989). "Jarzelski quits as party leader; Premier gets post". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  9. ^ Paula Butturini (30 July 1989). "Solidarity Foe Is New Polish Party Chief". Chicago Tribune. Warsaw. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Polish communists pick Hard-liner to lead party". Deseret News. 30 July 1989. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  11. ^ "Józef Czyrek". Gazeta (in Polish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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