Polity Polish People's Republic

This article is about the specific polity Polish People's Republic and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1947 to 1989 as the predecessor of the modern Republic of Poland. It was one of the main signatories of the Warsaw Pact.

Establishment

  • February 1947: Creation of the Polish People's Republic.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1949: The Polish border underwent a minor correction in 1948, when the village of Medyka near Przemyśl was transferred from the USSR to Poland.
  • February 1951: On February 15, 1951 Aleksander Zawadzki, the president of the Polish Republic, and Andrey Vyshinsky, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, signed Treaty No. 6222. The treaty was a border adjustment.
  • December 1989: In 1989-1991, Poland engaged in a democratic transition which put an end to the Polish People's Republic and led to the foundation of a democratic government, known as the Third Polish Republic.

Disestablishment

  • December 1989: In 1989-1991, Poland engaged in a democratic transition which put an end to the Polish People's Republic and led to the foundation of a democratic government, known as the Third Polish Republic.