Martial law (1981–1983)

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause suppress political opposition
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:endDate 1983-07-22
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martial law (1981–1983)
gptkbp:imposedBy gptkb:Wojciech_Jaruzelski
gptkb:Polish_People's_Republic
gptkbp:legalBasis Decree of the State Council of Poland
gptkbp:mediaCoverage censored
gptkbp:notableEvent travel restrictions
underground press
closure of universities
sanctions
deaths of protesters
suppression of strikes
ban on public gatherings
USSR support for Polish government
imprisonment of Lech Wałęsa
introduction of military courts
lifting of martial law in 1983
military patrols in cities
use of ZOMO (paramilitary police)
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Lech_Wałęsa
gptkb:Solidarity_movement
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Solidarity_movement
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Eastern_Bloc
gptkb:Solidarity_(Polish_trade_union)
gptkb:Wojciech_Jaruzelski
gptkb:Communism_in_Poland
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:censorship
curfews
international condemnation
restriction of civil liberties
arrests of opposition leaders
internment of thousands
military control
gptkbp:startDate 1981-12-13
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Communist_Poland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8