Third Polish Republic

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The Third Polish Republic is the democratic Polish state established after the fall of communism in 1989, marking the modern era of Poland’s sovereignty and political transformation.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf democratic state
republic
sovereign state
alsoKnownAs III Rzeczpospolita
III Rzeczpospolita Polska
Third Republic of Poland
capital Warsaw
constitutionAdopted 1997 Constitution of Poland
continent Europe
country Poland
currency Polish złoty
currencyCode PLN
demonym Polish
established 1989
euAccessionDate 1 May 2004
follows Polish People’s Republic
governmentType parliamentary republic
hasNationalSymbol Mazurek Dąbrowskiego national anthem
White Eagle coat of arms
white-and-red flag of Poland
hasPoliticalSystemFeature independent judiciary
multi-party system
separation of powers
hasSovereignty yes
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Poland
headOfStateTitle President of Poland
historicalEventAssociated Round Table Talks
fall of communism in Poland
partly free elections of 4 June 1989
legalSystem civil law
legislature Sejm
Senate
legislatureType bicameral parliament
locatedIn Central Europe
longName Republic of Poland
memberOf Council of Europe
European Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
United Nations
World Trade Organization
natoAccessionDate 12 March 1999
officialLanguage Polish
partOfHistoricalPeriod post-communist Europe
polityStartEvent democratic transition of 1989
predecessor Polish People’s Republic
shortName Poland
successorTo communist regime in Poland

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Third Polish Republic ("Third Republic of Poland")
Third Polish Republic ("III Rzeczpospolita")
Third Polish Republic ("III Rzeczpospolita Polska")
alsoKnownAs
Prime Minister of Poland ("Republic of Poland")
Sejm ("Republic of Poland")
jurisdiction
Democratic Left Alliance
Senate of Poland
politicalSystemContext
Polish People’s Republic
followedBy
Polish Army
historicalPeriod
Poles
historicalState
Round Table Talks of 1989 ("Polish transition to democracy")
partOf
Order of the White Eagle (Poland)
restoredBy
Free City of Danzig ("Republic of Poland")
successor

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