Polish opposition to communism

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anti-communist movement political movement social movement

Polish opposition to communism was a broad, often clandestine social and political movement in Poland that resisted Soviet-backed communist rule, culminating in the rise of Solidarity and contributing significantly to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Polish dissident movement	1
Polish opposition movement	1
Polish opposition to communism canonical	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-communist movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
country	Poland ⓘ
endTime	1989 ⓘ
hasPart	Catholic Church in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Flying University NERFINISHED ⓘ Solidarity NERFINISHED ⓘ Workers' Defense Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ dissident intellectual circles ⓘ independent trade unions in Poland ⓘ student movements in Poland ⓘ underground press in Poland ⓘ
ideology	Catholic social teaching ⓘ anti-communism ⓘ democracy ⓘ human rights ⓘ
influenced	collapse of communism in Eastern Europe ⓘ democratic transition in Poland ⓘ fall of the Eastern Bloc ⓘ
influencedBy	Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish independence traditions ⓘ Western democratic ideas ⓘ
method	civil resistance ⓘ clandestine organization ⓘ demonstrations ⓘ strikes ⓘ underground publishing ⓘ
notableLeader	Adam Michnik NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacek Kuroń NERFINISHED ⓘ Karol Wojtyła NERFINISHED ⓘ Lech Wałęsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tadeusz Mazowiecki NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedBy	Polish United Workers' Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedSystem	Soviet-backed communist rule ⓘ communism in Poland ⓘ
significantEvent	1968 Polish political crisis ⓘ 1970 Polish protests ⓘ 1976 Polish protests NERFINISHED ⓘ 1989 Polish legislative election NERFINISHED ⓘ Gdańsk Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish 1956 protests NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Round Table Talks NERFINISHED ⓘ formation of KOR ⓘ imposition of martial law in Poland ⓘ rise of Solidarity ⓘ
startTime	1944 ⓘ
supportedBy	Catholic Church in Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish diaspora ⓘ Western governments ⓘ

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Subject: Polish opposition to communism
Description of subject: Polish opposition to communism was a broad, often clandestine social and political movement in Poland that resisted Soviet-backed communist rule, culminating in the rise of Solidarity and contributing significantly to the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anna Walentynowicz → movement → Polish opposition to communism ⓘ

Karol Modzelewski → partOf → Polish opposition to communism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish dissident movement

1976 Polish protests → hasEffectOn → Polish opposition to communism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Polish opposition movement