Polish martial law 1981

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf state of emergency
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:endDate 1983-07-22
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Polish martial law 1981
gptkbp:imposedBy gptkb:Wojciech_Jaruzelski
gptkbp:internationalResponse condemnation by Western countries
economic sanctions by United States
gptkbp:legacy eventual fall of communism in Poland
strengthened opposition
gptkbp:legalBasis State Council decree
gptkbp:liftedBy gptkb:Wojciech_Jaruzelski
gptkbp:mediaCoverage state-controlled media
gptkbp:opposedBy Catholic Church
Solidarity
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Solidarity_strikes
gptkbp:purpose suppress political opposition
gptkbp:relatedGroup gptkb:Solidarity_movement
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Eastern_Bloc
gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Poland
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:censorship
curfews
military patrols
restriction of civil liberties
arrests of opposition leaders
deaths of at least several dozen people
internment of thousands
gptkbp:startDate 1981-12-13
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Warsaw_Treaty_Organization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6