Round Table Talks of 1989
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The Round Table Talks of 1989 were landmark negotiations between Poland’s communist government and opposition forces, including Solidarity, that paved the way for semi-free elections and the peaceful end of communist rule in Poland.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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political negotiation → round table talks → |
| aim |
economic reform in Poland
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legalization of independent trade unions → political reform in Poland → |
| chronology |
late Cold War
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| country |
Poland
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| describedAs |
landmark negotiations
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peaceful negotiation process → |
| endTime |
1989-04-05
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| followedBy |
Polish legislative election of 1989
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| hasEffect |
Tadeusz Mazowiecki becoming Prime Minister of Poland
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creation of a Senate in Poland → establishment of the office of President of Poland → formation of first non-communist government in Eastern Bloc → introduction of semi-free elections in Poland → legalization of Solidarity → peaceful transition from communist rule in Poland → |
| hasParticipant |
Catholic Church representatives
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General Czesław Kiszczak → General Wojciech Jaruzelski → Lech Wałęsa → Polish United Workers' Party → Solidarity → opposition intellectuals → |
| influenced |
negotiated transitions in other Eastern Bloc countries
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| influencedBy |
Soviet perestroika
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economic crisis in Poland → |
| language |
Polish
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| location |
Warsaw
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| organizedBy |
Polish communist government
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opposition forces in Poland → |
| partOf |
Polish transition to democracy
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collapse of communism in Eastern Europe → |
| pointInTime |
1989
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| precededBy |
illegal status of Solidarity
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martial law in Poland → |
| result |
agreement on creation of a freely elected Senate
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agreement on presidency for communist side as compromise → agreement on semi-free parliamentary elections → |
| significance |
key step in ending communist rule in Poland
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| significantEvent |
Polish legislative election of 1989
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| startTime |
1989-02-06
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| topic |
economic stabilization
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electoral law reform → media freedom → power-sharing between communists and opposition → trade union pluralism → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Polish–Soviet relations
("Round Table Talks in Poland (1989)")
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Third Polish Republic
("Round Table Talks")
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historicalEventAssociated |
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Poland
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notableHistoricalEvent |
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Lech Wałęsa
("Round Table Talks in Poland")
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participatedIn |
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Solidarity
("Round Table Talks")
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significantEvent |