Jan Zamojski1573
Secures the election of Henry of Valois as King of Poland
Poland · Government / Government of Poland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Secures the election of Henry of Valois as King of Poland
Secures the election of Stephen Bathory as King of Poland
Secures the election of Sigismund III as King of Poland
Bribed by Louis XIV to support the French candidate for the election to the Diet
The powers of the President are cut back & Pilsudski refuses to stand for election
Government electoral victory
The Government wins the elections
Indpendent parties in elections are allowed
Jaruzelski elected President by a small majority
Jaruzelski elected President by a small majority. The Roundtable Talks between the Government and Solidarity-led opposition lead to semi-free elections in 1989. Solidarity wins every seat in the Sejim. Solidarity wins 99 out of 100 seats in the Senate
Wins a landslide election victory. Appointed President of Poland after winning landslide election victory
Appoints Olszewski is Prime Minister after the election
Former Polish communist apparatchik Aleksandr Kwasniewski wins the presidency having used slick western-style campaign tactics to gain a narrow victory over Lech Walesa
Former Polish communist apparatchik Aleksandr Kwasniewski wins the presidency having used slick western-style campaign tactics to gain a narrow victory over Lech Walesa
Defeated during the Presidential elections by Kwasniewski, a former communist
The election is won by the Solidarity grouping AWS
The general election is won by the Solidarity
Re-elected President of Poland
Wins the 2nd vote of confidence in Parliament, avoids an election
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