Citizens' Militia

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The Citizens' Militia was the communist-era national police force of the Polish People's Republic, responsible for internal security, public order, and political repression.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf law enforcement agency
national police force
secret police-related organization
activity crowd control
intelligence gathering
political policing
riot suppression
capitalJurisdiction Warsaw NERFINISHED
continent Europe
controlledBy Polish United Workers' Party NERFINISHED
country Poland
Polish People's Republic NERFINISHED
dissolutionContext democratic transition in Poland
fall of communism in Eastern Europe
governedBy Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Polish People's Republic NERFINISHED
historicalReputation instrument of political repression in communist Poland
ideologyContext communism
languageOfName Polish
legalStatus state security organ
nativeName Milicja Obywatelska NERFINISHED
opposedBy Polish democratic opposition
Solidarity movement NERFINISHED
partOf Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland (communist era) NERFINISHED
Ministry of Public Security of Poland NERFINISHED
politicalSystemContext socialist state
regionServed territory of the Polish People's Republic
replacedBy Policja NERFINISHED
Polish Police NERFINISHED
responsibleFor border-related duties
criminal investigations
internal security
political repression
public order
traffic control
shortName MO
subOrganization ORMO NERFINISHED
ZOMO NERFINISHED
criminal police of the Citizens' Militia NERFINISHED
investigative departments
political departments
traffic police of the Citizens' Militia
symbolUsed red-and-blue MO insignia
timePeriod Cold War
uniformColor blue-gray
usedFor enforcement of communist party control
suppression of political opposition
surveillance of dissidents

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Poznań 1956 protests participant Citizens' Militia
Milicja Obywatelska hasPart Citizens' Militia
this entity surface form: Motorized Reserves of the Citizens’ Militia