Solidarity Citizens' Committee
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The Solidarity Citizens' Committee was a political organization in late communist Poland that coordinated the Solidarity movement’s participation in the partially free elections of 1989, helping pave the way for the country’s democratic transition.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Citizens’ Committee "Solidarity" | 1 |
| Solidarity Citizens’ Committee | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral committee
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ |
| aimedFor |
peaceful political change
ⓘ
transition to democracy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lech Wałęsa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solidarity trade union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinated | Solidarity movement’s participation in the 1989 elections ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| countryContext | Polish People's Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralContext | partially free elections ⓘ |
| event | Polish legislative election of 1989 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key organizer of opposition in Round Table-era elections ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
democracy ⓘ |
| language | Polish ⓘ |
| movement | Solidarity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Polish United Workers' Party dominance ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1989 Polish parliamentary elections
ⓘ
partially free elections of 1989 ⓘ |
| partOf | Solidarity movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | opposition to the communist government ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | communist one-party system ⓘ |
| purpose |
to negotiate and manage the opposition’s electoral campaign
ⓘ
to organize Solidarity candidates for the 1989 elections ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| resultOfActivity | contributed to the end of communist rule in Poland ⓘ |
| role | coordinated opposition electoral strategy in 1989 ⓘ |
| significance | helped pave the way for Poland’s democratic transition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late communist Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Citizens’ Committee "Solidarity"
this entity surface form:
Solidarity Citizens’ Committee