Michał Janiszewski
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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).
References
[edit]- ^ "Zmarł gen. Janiszewski, najbliższy współpracownik W.Jaruzelskiego". dzieje.pl. Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
- ^ 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.
- 1926 births
- 2016 deaths
- Polish generals
- Politicians from Poznań
- People from Poznań Voivodeship (1921–1939)
- Commanders of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work
- Recipients of the Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Recipients of the Medal of the 40th Anniversary of the People's Republic of Poland