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.
Józef Czyrek | |
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 Czyrek in 1981 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 24 August 1980 – 21 July 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Emil Wojtaszek |
| Succeeded by | Stefan Olszowski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1928 Białobrzegi, Lwów Voivodeship, Poland |
| Died | 3 June 2013 (aged 84) |
| Political party | Polish United Workers' Party |
| Alma mater | Jagiellonian University |
| Awards | () |
Early life and education
editCzyrek 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
editCzyrek 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
editCzyrek died on 3 June 2013.[11]
Awards and decorations
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Order of the Banner of Labour, 1st Class
Order of the Banner of Labour, 2nd Class
Commander's Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Commander's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta
Gold Cross of Merit
Silver Cross of Merit (1955)[12]
Medal of the 30th Anniversary of People's Poland
Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland
Medal od Ludwik Waryński (1988)[13]
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (Austria, 1974)[14]
Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry (Portugal, 1976)[15]
Order of the October Revolution (USSR, 1988)[16]
Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" (USSR, 1985)[17]
100th Anniversary of the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov Medal (Bulgaria, 1983)[18]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Józef Czyrek". dzieje (in Polish). 1 June 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Protocol (1974)". Concordat Watch. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Polish premier ousted". Toledo Blade. Warsaw. Reuters. 25 August 1980. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Mark Kramer. "Soviet deliberations during the Polish crisis, 1980 - 1981". Cold War International History Project (1): 150.
- ^ G. Anne Geyer (18 November 1989). "A nation in waiting". The Victoria Advocate. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Michael D. Kennedy (2002). "Negotiating revolution in Poland" (PDF). NCEEER. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ John Tagliabue (30 July 1989). "Jarzelski quits as party leader; Premier gets post". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Paula Butturini (30 July 1989). "Solidarity Foe Is New Polish Party Chief". Chicago Tribune. Warsaw. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Józef Czyrek". Gazeta (in Polish). 7 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ M.P. z 1955 r. Nr 89, poz. 1079.
- ^ Życie Partii (in Polish). 8 March 1989. p. 20.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Aufstellung aller durch den Bundespräsidenten verliehenen Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich ab 1952 (list of decorated 1952–2012) (in German).
- ^ "Ordem do Infante D. Henrique". Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. 1976.
- ^ "Order of the October Revolution for J. Czyrek". Trybuna Robotnicza (in Polish). 27 December 1988. p. 4.
- ^ Życie Partii (in Polish). 22 May 1985. p. 21.
{{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Wojskowy Przegląd Historyczny (in Polish). January 1984. p. 116.
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External links
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