Office of State Protection
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| native_name = Urząd Ochrony Państwa
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| formed = 1990
| preceding1 = Służba Bezpieczeństwa
| dissolved = 2002
| superseding1 = Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego
| superseding2 = Agencja Wywiadu
| jurisdiction = Poland
| headquarters = Warsaw
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| chief1_name = Andrzej Barcikowski
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The Office of State Protection (Polish: Urząd Ochrony Państwa ({{IPA|pl|ˈuʐɔnt ɔˈxrɔnɨ ˈpaɲstfa}}, UOP)[http://orka.sejm.gov.pl/WydBAS.nsf/0/17C98969A5C511EDC125767F003357C3/$file/S%C5%81OWNIK%20PROCEDUR%20PARLAMENTARNYCH.pdf Słownik procedur parlamentarnych], Kancelaria Sejmu, {{ISBN|83-909381-0-3}}, p. 401) was the intelligence agency of Poland from 1990 to 2002, when it was split into two new agencies.
Foundation
The UOP was founded on 6 April 1990 as a department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Krzysztof Kozłowski served as the UOP's first chief from 1990 to 1992.{{cite news|title=Krzysztof Kozłowski nie żyje. Rozwiązał służbę bezpieczeństwa, milicję zmienił w policję
|url=http://wyborcza.pl/1,75478,13630508,Krzysztof_Kozlowski_nie_zyje.html#BoxSlotIIMT |work=Gazeta Wyborcza |date=2013-03-26 |access-date=2013-04-01}} In 1996 UOP was transformed into a separate government agency under the supervision of the prime minister. It was responsible for intelligence, counter-intelligence and government electronic security, including telephone wiretaps.
Reasons for formation
The UOP replaced the communist-era Służba Bezpieczeństwa (SB), I Departament People's Republic of Poland Ministry of Internal Affairs – intelligence, II Departament People's Republic of Poland Ministry of Internal Affairs – counter-intelligence, whose responsibilities had additionally included the suppression of opposition to the government prior to 1989.
Agency split
In June 2002, the agency was split into two separate entities – Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (Internal Security Agency), which deals with internal security of the country, and Agencja Wywiadu (Intelligence Agency), which deals with foreign intelligence.
Chiefs
- Krzysztof Kozłowski (1990 – 1990)
- Andrzej Milczanowski (1990 – 1992)
- Piotr Naimski (1992)
- Andrzej Milczanowski (1992)
- Jerzy Konieczny (1992 – 1993)
- Gromosław Czempiński (1993 – 1996)
- Andrzej Kapkowski, p.o. szefa UOP (1996 – 1996)
- Andrzej Kapkowski (1996 – 1997)
- Jerzy Nóżka, p.o. szefa UOP (1997 – 1998)
- Zbigniew Nowek (1998 – 2001)
- Zbigniew Siemiątkowski, p.o. szefa UOP (2001 – 2002)
- Andrzej Barcikowski (2002)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.abw.gov.pl Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego] homepage
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{{Polish intelligence agencies}}
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Category:1990 establishments in Poland