Martial law in Poland

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Martial law
gptkbp:aftermath Transition to democracy
gptkbp:causedBy Political unrest
gptkbp:dissolved Trade unions
gptkbp:duration 18 months
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Polish_government
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Key_event_in_Polish_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martial law in Poland
gptkbp:humanInteraction Reported abuses
gptkbp:impact Severe economic decline
Suppression_of_Solidarity_movement
gptkbp:internationalClassification Condemnation from Western countries
gptkbp:internationalRelations Strained_relations_with_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Adam_Michnik
gptkb:Zbigniew_Bujak
Lech Wałęsa
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Jerzy Giedroyc
Władysław Frasyniuk
Henryk Wujec
Mieczysław Rakowski
Czesław Kiszczak
Janusz Onyszkiewicz
Andrzej Gwiazda
Krzysztof Skubiszewski
gptkbp:leadership Wojciech Jaruzelski
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future political reforms
gptkbp:legalStatus Suspension of civil rights
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Censorship of press
gptkbp:militaryRank Established for trials
Increased military presence in cities
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Polish_People's_Army
gptkbp:opposedBy Solidarity
gptkbp:publicAccess Widespread protests
Limited support
gptkbp:resultedIn Imprisonment of opposition leaders
gptkbp:schoolFacilities Yes
gptkbp:yearEstablished July 22, 1983
December 13, 1981