State National Council of Poland

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The State National Council of Poland was the communist-era provisional parliament that functioned as the supreme legislative authority in Poland during and immediately after World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf communist institution
legislative body
provisional parliament
abbreviation KRN
alsoKnownAs Krajowa Rada Narodowa
composition communist politicians
left-wing activists
controlledBy Polish Workers' Party
country Poland
countryInTime Polish People's Republic
createdAs rival to the Polish government-in-exile
dissolutionReason replacement by elected Legislative Sejm
endTime 1947-02-19
establishedBy Polish Workers' Party
function appoint executive authorities
enact laws
provide political legitimacy to communist rule
governmentBranch legislative branch
headquartersLocation Warsaw
historicalEra World War II in Europe
early Cold War
ideology Marxism–Leninism
communism
influencedBy Soviet political model
jurisdiction Polish territories under Soviet control
languageOfName Polish
legalStatus self-proclaimed body
legislativePeriod World War II
immediate postwar period
legitimacyBasis claim to represent the Polish nation
notRecognizedBy Western Allies
linked to: Allied forces
opposedBy Home Army
Polish government-in-exile
politicalAlignment pro-Soviet
precededBy Sejm of the Second Polish Republic
recognizedBy Soviet Union
other Eastern Bloc states
replacedBy Legislative Sejm of Poland
linked to: Sejm
role supreme legislative authority
scopeOfAuthority nationwide
significance foundation of communist political system in Poland
startTime 1943-12-31
status defunct institution
supervised formation of the Polish Committee of National Liberation
supportedBy Soviet Union
typeOfLegislature unicameral legislature

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Order of the Builders of People's Poland establishedBy State National Council of Poland