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title: "January Uprising in Poland"
year: 1863
country: "Poland"
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startDate: "1863-01-22"
endDate: "1864-01-01"
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# January Uprising in Poland

> Polish nationalists launched an armed rebellion against Russian rule that lasted 18 months and became a defining moment of European resistance.

## Summary

The January Uprising was an insurrection against Russian imperial rule in the Congress Kingdom of Poland and adjacent lands of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Sparked by nationalist aspirations, political repressions, religious differences and opposition to conscription, it was organized by the clandestine Central National Committee and subsequently by the revolutionary Polish National Government. It began on 22 January 1863 and continued until the last insurgents were captured in 1864.

## Sources

- [January Uprising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_Uprising) - Wikipedia

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