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Polish People's Republic

country of the Warsaw Pact and Eastern Bloc from 1947 to 1989
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Polish People's Republic was founded on July 22, 1944.

It was dissolved on December 31, 1989.[1]

Polish People's Republic

Summary

Polish People's Republic is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,609 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polish People's Republic was a member of Warsaw Pact[3].
  • Polish People's Republic was a member of COMECON[4].
  • Polish People's Republic is in the country of Polish People's Republic[5].
  • Polish People's Republic's continent is recorded as Europe[6].
  • Polish People's Republic's instance of is recorded as historical country[7].
  • Polish People's Republic's instance of is recorded as people's republic[8].
  • Polish People's Republic's instance of is recorded as communist regime[9].
  • Polish People's Republic's capital is recorded as Lublin[10].
  • Polish People's Republic's capital is recorded as Warsaw[11].
  • Polish People's Republic's official language is recorded as Polish[12].
  • Polish People's Republic's currency is recorded as złoty[13].
  • Polish People's Republic's flag image is recorded as Flag of Poland.svg[14].
  • Polish People's Republic's flag image is recorded as Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg[15].
  • Polish People's Republic's shares border with is recorded as Soviet Union[16].
  • Polish People's Republic's shares border with is recorded as German Democratic Republic[17].
  • Polish People's Republic's shares border with is recorded as Czechoslovakia[18].
  • Polish People's Republic's anthem is recorded as Poland Is Not Yet Lost[19].
  • Polish People's Republic's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Poland (1955-1980).svg[20].
  • Polish People's Republic's basic form of government is recorded as one-party state[21].
  • Polish People's Republic's basic form of government is recorded as socialism[22].
  • Polish People's Republic's flag is recorded as flag of Poland[23].
  • Polish People's Republic's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 51145003714561340859[24].
  • Polish People's Republic's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Poland[25].
  • Polish People's Republic's locator map image is recorded as Poland 1956-1990.svg[26].
  • Polish People's Republic's part of is recorded as history of Poland[27].

Body

Founding

+1944-07-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Polish People's Republic[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa'}[29] and {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Rzeczpospolita Polska'}[30]. Polish People's Republic's part of is recorded as history of Poland[27]. Short names include {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'PRL'}[31] and {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Польша'}[32].

Dissolution

Polish People's Republic was dissolved in +1989-12-31T00:00:00Z[33].

Why It Matters

Polish People's Republic ranks in the top 4% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,609 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to it include Gdańsk Agreement[36], a document[37], in Poland[38], written by it[39].

Related Entities

Adam Małysz Alicja Corona Klenczon Anna German Bolesław Bierut Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic Chełm Czechoslovakia Edward Gierek Elwro flag of Poland General Directorate for Public Roads Goleszów–Leszna górna ropeway history of Poland Ida Kamińska Jerzy Kukuczka Jerzy Popieluszko Konstantin Rokossovsky Lech Kaczyński Leszek Kołakowski Lublin Magdalena Abakanowicz Maria Kaczyńska Poland Second Polish Republic Supraśl Tadeusz Borowski Tommy Wiseau Władysław Gomułka Władysław Szpilman Zbigniew Herbert

References

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  27. [33] ↑ . Dziennik Ustaw. isap.sejm.gov.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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