Polish Round Table Agreement

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The Polish Round Table Agreement was a landmark 1989 political accord between Poland’s communist government and opposition forces that initiated a peaceful transition from one-party rule to semi-free elections and ultimately to democracy.

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instanceOf historical event
political agreement
transition accord
alsoKnownAs Polish Round Table Talks
Round Table Accords in Poland
cause economic crisis in Poland in the 1980s
pressure from the Solidarity movement
reform policies in the Soviet Union
social unrest in Poland
chronologyWithin final phase of the Polish People's Republic
component agreements on constitutional changes
agreements on economic reforms
agreements on media access
agreements on trade unions
country Poland
endDate 1989-04-05
followedBy Polish legislative election, 1989
formation of Tadeusz Mazowiecki's government
language Polish
location Warsaw
participant Catholic Church representatives in Poland
General Czesław Kiszczak
General Wojciech Jaruzelski
linked to: Wojciech Jaruzelski

Lech Wałęsa
Polish United Workers' Party
Solidarity
linked to: Solidarność

democratic opposition groups in Poland
partOf Revolutions of 1989
precededBy illegalization of Solidarity in 1981
martial law in Poland
result beginning of the end of communist rule in Poland
creation of a fully elected Senate of Poland
creation of the office of President of Poland
formation of a non-communist-led government
introduction of a partly free Sejm
legalization of Solidarity
peaceful political transition in Poland
semi-free parliamentary elections in Poland
transition to democracy in Poland
significance example of a peaceful regime change
key step in the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe
milestone in the history of Polish democracy
model for negotiated transitions in other Eastern Bloc countries
startDate 1989-02-06
topic electoral reform in Poland
political reforms in Poland
power-sharing between communists and opposition
year 1989

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Polish United Workers' Party involvedInEvent Polish Round Table Agreement
Revolutions of 1989 hasPart Polish Round Table Agreement
Polish United Workers' Party participatedIn Polish Round Table Talks
subject linked to: PZPR
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Polish Round Table Agreement alsoKnownAs Polish Round Table Talks
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Polish Round Table Agreement alsoKnownAs Round Table Accords in Poland
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Polish People’s Republic event Polish Round Table Talks
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Polish legislative election of 1989 relatedEvent Polish Round Table Talks
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Tadeusz Mazowiecki memberOf Contract Sejm
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Tadeusz Mazowiecki participantIn Polish Round Table Talks
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Czesław Kiszczak coLeaderOf Polish Round Table negotiations
subject linked to: General Czesław Kiszczak
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Czesław Kiszczak participantIn Polish Round Table negotiations
subject linked to: General Czesław Kiszczak
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Bronisław Geremek participatedIn Polish Round Table Talks
linked to: Polish Round Table Agreement
Autumn of Nations includesEvent Polish Round Table Agreement
Autumn of Nations in Eastern Europe hasPart Polish Round Table Agreement
Sinatra Doctrine appliedInEvent Polish Round Table Agreement