Polish People’s Republic

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The Polish People’s Republic was the communist state that governed Poland from the end of World War II until 1989 under Soviet influence and a one-party socialist system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist state
former country
satellite state
socialist state
abbreviation PRL
borderedBy Baltic Sea
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Soviet Union
West Germany
Yugoslavia
capital Warsaw
constitution Constitution of 1952
continent Europe
conventionalLongName Polish People’s Republic self-link
country Poland
currency Polish złoty
dominantParty Polish United Workers' Party
surface form: Polish United Workers’ Party
economicSystem centrally planned economy
educationSystem state-controlled education
endDate 1989
event 1956 Poznań protests
1970 protests on the Baltic coast
June 1976 protests
Polish October 1956
surface form: Polish October

Polish Round Table Agreement
surface form: Polish Round Table Talks

Solidarity movement
imposition of martial law in Poland
firstDeFactoLeader Bolesław Bierut
followedBy Republic of Poland
Third Polish Republic
governmentType one-party socialist republic
headOfGovernmentTitle Chairman of the Council of Ministers
headOfStateTitle Chairman of the Council of State
ideology Marxism–Leninism
influencedBy Soviet Union
introducedMartialLaw Wojciech Jaruzelski
judicialBody Supreme Court of Poland
legalSystem socialist law
legislature Sejm
locatedIn Central Europe
lowerHouse Sejm
mediaSystem state-controlled media
memberOf Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
nationalAnthem Mazurek Dąbrowskiego
nativeName Polish People’s Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa
notableLeader Bolesław Bierut
Edward Gierek
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Władysław Gomułka
officialIdeology state atheism
officialLanguage Polish
partOf Eastern Bloc
politicalSystem single-party system
precededBy General Government
German occupation of Poland
surface form: Nazi Germany occupation of Poland

Second Polish Republic
rulingParty Polish United Workers' Party
surface form: Polish United Workers’ Party
secretPolice Służba Bezpieczeństwa
securityService Służba Bezpieczeństwa
shortName Poland
startDate 1944
1947
stateReligion none
stateSecurityAlly KGB
upperHouse none

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Polish People’s Republic conventionalLongName Polish People’s Republic self-link
Polish People’s Republic nativeName Polish People’s Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa
Polish–Soviet relations hasKeyOrganization Polish People’s Republic
Nowa Huta district politicalContext Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of Poland
Lech Kaczyński countryOfCitizenship Polish People’s Republic
Lech Kaczyński birthCountry Polish People’s Republic
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 politicalContext Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Wrocław Town Hall locatedInTime Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland country Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People’s Republic of Poland
Polish Armed Forces Day in the People’s Republic of Poland associatedWith Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People’s Republic government
Tarnów Voivodeship 1998 partOf Polish People’s Republic
subject surface form: Tarnów Voivodeship
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Czesław Miłosz defectedFrom Polish People’s Republic
Rury Jezuickie locatedInFormerPoliticalEntity Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Order of the Builders of People's Poland country Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Order of the Builders of People's Poland highestAwardIn Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Order of the Builders of People's Poland jurisdiction Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Polish intelligentsia associatedWithEvent Polish People’s Republic
Fablok (First Factory of Locomotives in Poland) operatedIn Polish People’s Republic
subject surface form: Fablok
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Bierut headOfGovernmentOf Polish People’s Republic
subject surface form: Bolesław Bierut
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Bierut headOfStateOf Polish People’s Republic
subject surface form: Bolesław Bierut
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Order of the Cross of Grunwald awardingBody Polish People’s Republic
Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (historical) locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Polish–Slovak border separatesFormerEntities Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Karol Świerczewski allegiance Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Malbork locatedInHistoricalState Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Częstochowa partOf Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Leszno historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Polish–German border recognizedBy Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Opole Voivodeship (1975–1998) partOf Polish People’s Republic
Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland founder Polish People’s Republic
Catholic Church in Poland periodOfKeyPoliticalRole Polish People’s Republic
Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee opposedTo Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish communist government
Gdańsk Agreement party Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish communist government
General Czesław Kiszczak countryOfCitizenship Polish People’s Republic
subject surface form: Czesław Kiszczak
General Czesław Kiszczak timePeriod Polish People’s Republic
subject surface form: Czesław Kiszczak
this entity surface form: Polish People’s Republic era
Political Consultative Committee affiliatedWith Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Committee on Technology and Armaments hadMember Polish People’s Republic
Słupsk historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Kulm partOf Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Andrzej Munk mainSubject Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: postwar Poland
Kattowitz historicalCountry Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Poznań 1956 protests chronologyWithin Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: Polish People's Republic
Nidzica historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Pasłęk historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
Ryn historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Orneta historicallyRuledBy Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Sępopol historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic
this entity surface form: People's Republic of Poland
Wielbark historicalAffiliation Polish People’s Republic