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Revision as of 00:30, 20 November 2001
Timeline of Polish History
Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times
up to the present day. There are obvious gaps that need to be filled.
- 1625-1629
- Swedish invasion of Poland
- 11 November 1918
- Poland regains independence
- 01 September 1939
- Germany invades Poland - the beginning of WWII
- 17 September 1939
- Soviet troops invade and then occupy eastern Poland
- 22 July 1944
- Soviet-controlled governing body is formed in Lublin on land liberated by Soviet and Polish troops
- 31 August 1980
- victory of Solidarity Trade Union strike led by Lech Walesa in Gdansk, a 21-point agreement with the Communist government signed
- 15 December 1981
- Martial law is proclaimed by the Communist authorities led by General Wojciech Jaruzelski
- 4 June 1989
- The first free general elections (with some reservations) in Poland after the WWII
- 12 September 1989
- The first non-communist goverment in Poland after the WWII
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