Pacification — may refer to:;Making peace (even if used as a euphemism) *Pacification of Berwick, signed on June 18, 1639 between England and Scotland *Pacification Sejm, a session of the Sejm in 1736 concluding the civil war in the Polish Lithuanian… … Wikipedia
Martial law in Poland — (Polish: Stan wojenny w Polsce, the state of war ) refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the authoritarian government of the People s Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing… … Wikipedia
Solidarity (Polish trade union) — Solidarity Full name Independent Self governing Labour Union Solidarity Native name Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy Solidarność Founded 31st August 1980 Members 400,000 … Wikipedia
December 1981 — January February March April May June July August September October November December The following events occurred in December 1981: Contents 1 December 1, 1981 (Tuesday) 2 December 2, 1981 (Wednesday) 3 … Wikipedia
Orange Alternative — (Pomarańczowa Alternatywa) is a name for an underground protest movement which was started in Wrocław, a town in south west Poland and led by Waldemar Fydrych (sometimes misspelled as Frydrych), commonly known as Major (Commander of the Festung… … Wikipedia
Polish United Workers' Party — Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza First leader Bolesław Bierut Last leader … Wikipedia
Polish 1970 protests — in Gdynia: body of Janek Wiśniewski (real name is Zbyszek Godlewski) is carried by the demonstrators … Wikipedia
Military Council of National Salvation — WRONa, WRONa über alles , a political leaflet caricature from the 1980s. The crow is wearing sunglasses much like General Jaruzelski often did The Military Council of National Salvation (Polish: Wojskowa Rada Ocalenia Narodowego) was a military… … Wikipedia
Polish Committee of National Liberation — A propaganda photo of a citizen reading the PKWN Manifesto, issued on July 22, 1944 The Polish Committee of National Liberation (Polish Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego, PKWN), also known as the Lublin Committee, was a provisional government… … Wikipedia
1968 Polish political crisis — The commemorative plaque at Warsaw University for 1968 students demanding freedom of speech The Polish 1968 political crisis, also known in Poland as March 1968 or March events (Polish: Marzec 1968; wydarzenia, wypadki marcowe) pertains to the… … Wikipedia
