Polish People's Republic
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The Polish People's Republic, formerly the Republic of Poland, was the Polish state that existed as the predecessor of the modern-day electoral Third Polish Republic. With a population of approximatel
Poland's fate was heavily discussed at the Yalta Conference in February 1945. Joseph Stalin, whose Red Army occupied the entire country, imposed a puppet communist government, thus forcibly bringing Poland into the Soviet sphere of influence.
A propaganda poster encouraging a vote for Communist policies in the "Three Times Yes" 1946 referendum
Draft of Constitution of the Polish People's Republic (Russian version) with Stalin's remarks, 1952
The 1970 Polish protests were put down by the communist authorities and Milicja Obywatelska. The riots resulted in the deaths of 42 people and over 1,000 injuries.
The Provisional Government of National Unity was a provisional government formed by the decree of the State National Council on 28 June 1945 as a result of reshuffling the Soviet-backed Provisional Go
Polish People's Republic
…government-in-exile in London in 1943, but to appease Roosevelt and Churchill, he agreed at Yalta that a coalition government would be formed. The Provisional Government of National Unity was established in June 1946 with the communists holding a majority of key posts, and with Soviet support, they soon gained almost total control of the…
Deputy Prime Minister Stanisław Mikołajczyk