Polish Round Table Agreement
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The Polish Round Table Agreement was a landmark 1989 political accord between Poland’s communist government and opposition forces that initiated a peaceful transition from one-party rule to semi-free elections and ultimately to democracy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polish Round Table Talks | 6 |
| Polish Round Table Agreement canonical | 5 |
| Polish Round Table negotiations | 2 |
| Contract Sejm | 1 |
| Round Table Accords in Poland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T359083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polish Round Table Agreement Context triple: [Polish United Workers' Party, involvedInEvent, Polish Round Table Agreement]
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A.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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B.
Belavezha Accords
The Belavezha Accords were a 1991 agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus that formally dissolved the Soviet Union and established the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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C.
Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
The Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943 was a World War II alliance agreement that established military and political cooperation between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union and laid groundwork for postwar Soviet influence in Czechoslovakia.
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D.
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the 1920 peace agreement that formally ended World War I between the Allies and Hungary, drastically reducing Hungary’s territory and population and reshaping the map of Central and Eastern Europe.
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E.
Treaty of Riga
The Treaty of Riga was the 1921 peace agreement that ended hostilities between Poland and Soviet Russia (and Soviet Ukraine), redrew their borders, and concluded the Polish–Soviet War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Polish Round Table Agreement Target entity description: The Polish Round Table Agreement was a landmark 1989 political accord between Poland’s communist government and opposition forces that initiated a peaceful transition from one-party rule to semi-free elections and ultimately to democracy.
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A.
Helsinki Accords
The Helsinki Accords were a 1975 diplomatic agreement between Western and Eastern bloc countries that aimed to improve relations, recognize post–World War II European borders, and promote human rights during the Cold War.
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B.
Belavezha Accords
The Belavezha Accords were a 1991 agreement between the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus that formally dissolved the Soviet Union and established the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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C.
Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943
The Czechoslovak–Soviet Treaty of 1943 was a World War II alliance agreement that established military and political cooperation between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union and laid groundwork for postwar Soviet influence in Czechoslovakia.
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D.
Treaty of Trianon
The Treaty of Trianon was the 1920 peace agreement that formally ended World War I between the Allies and Hungary, drastically reducing Hungary’s territory and population and reshaping the map of Central and Eastern Europe.
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E.
Treaty of Riga
The Treaty of Riga was the 1921 peace agreement that ended hostilities between Poland and Soviet Russia (and Soviet Ukraine), redrew their borders, and concluded the Polish–Soviet War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political agreement ⓘ transition accord ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Polish Round Table Agreement
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surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks
Polish Round Table Agreement ⓘ
surface form:
Round Table Accords in Poland
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| cause |
economic crisis in Poland in the 1980s
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pressure from the Solidarity movement ⓘ reform policies in the Soviet Union ⓘ social unrest in Poland ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | final phase of the Polish People's Republic ⓘ |
| component |
agreements on constitutional changes
ⓘ
agreements on economic reforms ⓘ agreements on media access ⓘ agreements on trade unions ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1989-04-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Polish legislative election of 1989
ⓘ
surface form:
Polish legislative election, 1989
formation of Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| location | Warsaw ⓘ |
| participant |
Catholic Church in Poland
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church representatives in Poland
General Czesław Kiszczak ⓘ Wojciech Jaruzelski ⓘ
surface form:
General Wojciech Jaruzelski
Lech Wałęsa ⓘ Polish United Workers' Party ⓘ Solidarność ⓘ
surface form:
Solidarity
democratic opposition groups in Poland ⓘ |
| partOf | Revolutions of 1989 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
illegalization of Solidarity in 1981
ⓘ
martial law in Poland ⓘ |
| result |
beginning of the end of communist rule in Poland
ⓘ
creation of a fully elected Senate of Poland ⓘ creation of the office of President of Poland ⓘ formation of a non-communist-led government ⓘ introduction of a partly free Sejm ⓘ legalization of Solidarity ⓘ peaceful political transition in Poland ⓘ semi-free parliamentary elections in Poland ⓘ transition to democracy in Poland ⓘ |
| significance |
example of a peaceful regime change
ⓘ
key step in the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ milestone in the history of Polish democracy ⓘ model for negotiated transitions in other Eastern Bloc countries ⓘ |
| startDate | 1989-02-06 ⓘ |
| topic |
electoral reform in Poland
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political reforms in Poland ⓘ power-sharing between communists and opposition ⓘ |
| year | 1989 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Polish Round Table Agreement Description of subject: The Polish Round Table Agreement was a landmark 1989 political accord between Poland’s communist government and opposition forces that initiated a peaceful transition from one-party rule to semi-free elections and ultimately to democracy.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Polish United Workers' Party
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks
this entity surface form:
Round Table Accords in Poland
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks
this entity surface form:
Contract Sejm
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks
subject surface form:
Czesław Kiszczak
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table negotiations
subject surface form:
Czesław Kiszczak
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table negotiations
this entity surface form:
Polish Round Table Talks