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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Citizens' Militia canonical | 2 |
| Motorized Reserves of the Citizens’ Militia | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Motorized Reserves of the Citizens’ Militia