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History of Poland. The history of Poland spans over a thousand years, from medieval tribes, Christianization and monarchy; through Poland's Golden Age, expansionism and becoming one of the largest European powers; to its collapse and partitions, two world wars, communism, and the restoration of democracy.
Poland's first free parliamentary elections were held in 1991. More than 100 parties participated, representing the full spectrum of political views. No single party received more than 13% of the total vote. The government of Prime Minister Jan Olszewski was the first fully free and democratic Polish government since 1926. This cabinet was ...
The history of Poland from 1945 to 1989 spans the period of Marxist–Leninist regime in Poland after the end of World War II. These years, while featuring general industrialization, urbanization and many improvements in the standard of living, [a1] were marred by early Stalinist repressions, social unrest, political strife and severe economic ...
Politics of Poland. The government of Poland takes the form of a unitary parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. [1][2] However, its form of government has also been identified as semi-presidential. [3][4][5][6]
Cabinets of Free Poland in Exile (1972-1990) Alternative government-in-exile, created by Juliusz Nowina-Sokolnicki. Cabinet of Sergiusz Ursyn-Szantyr. Cabinet of Zenon Janasiak. Cabinet of Ryszard Jóżef Zawisza. Cabinet of Stanisław Zięba. Cabinet of Jan Zygmunt Sobolewski. Cabinet of Jan Libront. Cabinet of Jan Alfred Chanerley-Łokcikowski.
June 18–21. Trial of the Sixteen Polish Underground leaders in Moscow. July 10–25. Augustów roundup of anti-Communist partisans. August 2. Potsdam Conference concludes between the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States. August 11. Kraków pogrom with one dead victim. 1946.
The history of interwar Poland comprises the period from the revival of the independent Polish state in 1918, until the Invasion of Poland from the West by Nazi Germany in 1939 at the onset of World War II, followed by the Soviet Union from the East two weeks later. The two decades of Poland's sovereignty between the world wars are known as the ...
t. e. The Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland ( Polish: Konstytucja Królestwa Polskiego) was granted to the 'Congress' Kingdom of Poland by King of Poland Alexander I of Russia in 1815, who was obliged to issue a constitution to the newly recreated Polish state under his domain as specified by the Congress of Vienna.