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1990 in Poland

Explore 14 historical events and records for Poland in 1990.

Historical records for Poland in 1990

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January

Economy of Poland

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Price controls are lifted & Government subsidies are eliminated. Currency made convertible with exchange set at black market rate

November

Border

Walesa, Lech ยท Oder-Neisse Line ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Germany & Poland sign a Treaty confirming their border at the Oder-Neisse line

Treaty Negotiations

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Germany & Poland sign a Treaty confirming their border at the Oder-Neisse line

December

Election

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Wins a landslide election victory. Appointed President of Poland after winning landslide election victory

President of Poland

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Appointed President of Poland after winning landslide election victory

Government

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Nominates Bielicki as Prime Minister

Resignation of Tadeusz Mazowiecki

Mazowiecki, Tadeusz ยท Warsaw ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Resigns from office

Resignation of Wojciech Jaruzelski

Jaruzelski, Wojciech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Jaruzelski resigns, 4 yrs still to serve

Other events (month unknown)

Constitution of Poland

Jaruzelski, Wojciech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

The PUWP is dissolved & renamed Social Democrcy of Republic of Poland

Constitution of Poland

Mazowiecki, Tadeusz ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

The PUWP is dissolved & renamed Social Democrcy of Republic of Poland

Economy of Poland

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Price controls are lifted & Government subsidies are eliminated. Currency made convertible with exchange set at black market rate. Launches privatization reforms. Communists in the Sejim hold up privatization & western aid

Privatization

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Communists in the Sejim hold up privatization & western aid

Reform of Government

Walesa, Lech ยท President of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Launches privatization reforms

Resignation of Lech Walesa

Walesa, Lech ยท Party Leader of Solidarity ยท Politics / Solidarity

Resigns as Party Leader of Solidarity

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