Round Table Agreement

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The Round Table Agreement was a landmark 1989 accord between Poland’s communist government and opposition forces that paved the way for semi-free elections and the country’s transition from authoritarian rule to democracy.

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instanceOf Polish political reform accord
historical event
political agreement
aim avoid violent confrontation between government and opposition
reform the socialist political system in Poland
alsoKnownAs Polish Round Table Talks
Round Table Accords
cause economic crisis in Poland in the 1980s
pressure from the Solidarity movement
social unrest in Poland in the 1980s
continent Europe
country Poland
date 1989
electoralReform allocation of 35 percent of Sejm seats to be freely contested
fully free elections to the Senate of Poland
guaranteed 65 percent of Sejm seats for the ruling coalition
introduction of semi-free elections to the Sejm
endDate 1989-04-05
followedBy Polish legislative election of 1989
formation of the first non-communist government in the Eastern Bloc led by Tadeusz Mazowiecki
influenced collapse of communist rule in Poland
democratic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe
language Polish
legalEffect amendment of the Constitution of the Polish People's Republic
location Warsaw
mediatedBy Catholic Church in Poland
negotiationFormat round table talks
participant General Czesław Kiszczak
Lech Wałęsa
Polish United Workers' Party
Solidarity
linked to: Solidarność

opposition intellectuals
representatives of the Catholic Church in Poland
partOf fall of communism in Eastern Europe
politicalSystemAfter democratic political system
politicalSystemBefore authoritarian socialist state
result creation of the office of President of Poland
introduction of semi-free parliamentary elections in Poland
legalization of Solidarity
linked to: Solidarity movement

peaceful political transformation in Poland
restoration of the Senate of Poland
transition from authoritarian rule to democracy in Poland
signingDate 1989-04-05
startDate 1989-02-06
timePeriod late Cold War
topic democratization
negotiated transition
political reform

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Round Table Agreement alsoKnownAs Round Table Accords
linked to: Round Table Agreement