Polish People's Republic

Polish People's Republic was a state in Central Europe (Europe) that lasted from 1947 to 1989 CE, about 42 years. Its people spoke Slavic languages (Russian, Polish, Czech, Serbian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian).

A Soviet-bloc state shifted west to the Oder-Neisse line after the war. The Solidarity trade union, founded in 1980, forced the semi-free elections of 1989.

See Polish People's Republic on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1947 to 1989 CE

Duration

42 years

Type

State

Region

Central Europe, Europe

Language family

Slavic

Capital

Warsaw

Came from

• Second Polish Republic 1918 to 1939 CE

Became

• Poland 1989 CE to the present

Events in Europe during its time

• 1957 Treaty of Rome
• 1989 Fall of the Berlin Wall

Neighbours in Europe

• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• Kingdom of Sweden 1721 CE to the present
• Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815 CE to the present
• Romania (United Principalities and Kingdom) 1859 to 1947 CE
• Italian Republic 1946 CE to the present
• French Fifth Republic 1958 CE to the present
• Kingdom of Spain 1975 CE to the present
• Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1945 to 1992 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia
• Empire of Japan 1868 to 1947 CE, East Asia
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present, South Asia
• People's Republic of China 1949 CE to the present, East Asia

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