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Timeline of Polish History
Dates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times
up to the present day. There are obvious gaps that need to be filled.
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- Christianization of Mieszko I and Poland
- 1625-1629
- Swedish invasion of Poland
- 11 November 1918
- Poland regains independence
- 01 September 1939
- Germany invades Poland - the beginning of WWII
- 17 September 1939
- Soviet troops invade and then occupy eastern Poland
- 22 July 1944
- Soviet-controlled governing body is formed in Lublin on land liberated by Soviet and Polish troops
- 31 August 1980
- victory of Solidarity Trade Union strike led by Lech Walesa in Gdansk, a 21-point agreement with the Communist government signed
- 15 December 1981
- Martial law is proclaimed by the Communist authorities led by General [Wojciech Jaruzelski]?
- 4 June 1989
- The first free general elections (with some reservations) in Poland after the WWII
- 12 September 1989
- The first non-communist goverment in Poland after the WWII
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