Polish National Government of 1831 was a Polish supreme authority during November Uprising

November Uprising

The November Uprising , Polish–Russian War 1830–31 also known as the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in Warsaw when the young Polish officers from the local Army of the Congress...

 against Russian occupation of Poland

Partitions of Poland

The Partitions of Poland or Partitions of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth took place in the second half of the 18th century and ended the existence of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, resulting in the elimination of sovereign Poland for 123 years...

. It was created by the decree of the Sejm

Sejm

The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....

 of the Congress Poland

Congress Poland

The Kingdom of Poland , informally known as Congress Poland , created in 1815 by the Congress of Vienna, was a personal union of the Russian parcel of Poland with the Russian Empire...

 on 29 January 1831 to assume the competences of the Polish head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

 in the aftermath of another decree - of 25 January - deposing tsar Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I of Russia

Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...

 from the throne of Poland.

The government concentrated on the issues related to the fight with the Russian Empire. In August the government of prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Adam Jerzy Czartoryski

Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, statesman and author. He was the son of Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and Izabela Fleming....

 resigned facing loss of support and radicalization among Warsavians and Czartoryski was replaced by Jan Krukowiecki

Jan Krukowiecki

Count Jan Stefan Krukowiecki was a Polish general and chairman of the Polish National Government during the November Uprising and general during Napoleonic Wars fighting in the troops of Napoleon.-Early life and education:...

. After capitulation of Warsaw

Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

 the government was taken over by Bonawentura Niemojowski

Bonawentura Niemojowski

Bonawentura Niemojowski was a Polish lawyer, writer and politician. He was one of the leaders of Polish National Government during the November Uprising.-Biography:...

. After the government went into exile, it passed its powers to general Maciej Rybiński

Maciej Rybinski

Maciej Rybiński , Polish general, last chief of State of November Uprising....

.

Presidents:

• prince Adam Czartoryski
  Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
  Prince Adam Jerzy Czartoryski was a Polish-Lithuanian noble, statesman and author. He was the son of Prince Adam Kazimierz Czartoryski and Izabela Fleming....
  
   30 January-17 August 1831
• Jan Krukowiecki
  Jan Krukowiecki
  Count Jan Stefan Krukowiecki was a Polish general and chairman of the Polish National Government during the November Uprising and general during Napoleonic Wars fighting in the troops of Napoleon.-Early life and education:...
  
   17 August-7 September 1831
• Bonawentura Niemojowski
  Bonawentura Niemojowski
  Bonawentura Niemojowski was a Polish lawyer, writer and politician. He was one of the leaders of Polish National Government during the November Uprising.-Biography:...
  
   7 September-25 September 1831
• general Maciej Rybiński
  Maciej Rybinski
  Maciej Rybiński , Polish general, last chief of State of November Uprising....
  
   25 September-9 October 1831 (not a president per se, but a legal successor)

Others:

• Stanisław Barzykowski
• Alojzy Biernacki
• Aleksander Bniński
• Leon Dembowski
• Kajetan Garbiński
  Kajetan Garbinski
  Kajetan Garbiński was a Polish mathematician and prominent professor at the University of Warsaw. Minister of religion and education in the revolutionary Polish National Government during the November Uprising in 1831....
  
  
• Antoni Gliszczyński
• Andrzej Horodyski
• Joachim Lelewel
  Joachim Lelewel
  Joachim Lelewel was a Polish historian and politician, from a Polonized branch of a Prussian family.His grandparents were Heinrich Löllhöffel von Löwensprung and Constance Jauch , who later polonized her name to Lelewel.-Life:Born in Warsaw, Lelewel was educated at the Imperial University of...
  
  
• Franciszek Lewiński
• Gustaw Małachowski
• Teodor Morawski
• Izydor Krasiński
• Teofil Morawski
• Franciszek Morawski
• Wincenty Niemojowski
  Wincenty Niemojowski
  Wincenty Niemojowski was a Polish political activist in Congress Poland. Member of the Kalisz Opposition, later joined the revolutionary government during the November Uprising.-References:...
  
  
• Andrzej Plichta
• Wiktor Rembieliński
• Jan Olrych Szaniecki