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Legislation

Poland · Government / Government of Poland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

7Records
1430–1989Date range
5Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1430

Wladyslaw II Jagiello1430

Government / Government of Poland

Habeaus Corpus is established

1505

Alexander1505

Government / Government of Poland

The Nihil novi act adopted by the Polish Diet transfers all legislative power from the king to the Diet

1980

Edward Gierek1980

Government / Government of Poland

Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity

1988

Lech Walesa1988

Government / Government of Poland

Solidarity is legalized

1989

Wojciech Jaruzelski5 April 1989

Government / Government of Poland

Solidarity is legalized

Lech Walesa5 April 1989

Government / Government of Poland

Solidarity & the Government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity. Solidarity is legalized

Lech Walesa5 April 1989

Government / Government of Poland

The Government legalizes Solidarity

Names involved

AlexanderEdward GierekLech WalesaWladyslaw II JagielloWojciech Jaruzelski

Provenance

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