Polish uprising in June 1976
The nationwide popular uprising in June 1976 (Polish Czerwiec 1976 ) had its focus in the three Polish cities of Płock , Radom and Ursus , a district of Warsaw . A total of 80,000 workers from 112 companies were on strike, some of which were brutally fought down by the police. With the subsequent establishment of the Komitet Obrony Robotników (KOR) he was an important step in the fight against the Soviet system in Poland.
course
The reason for the protests in June 1976 was a government bill that Prime Minister Jaroszewicz had introduced to the Polish parliament on June 24, 1976 . Within four days, the prices of important groceries in retail and catering were to be increased by 30 to 100 percent: meat and meat products by 69 percent, fish and poultry by 30 percent, butter and various types of cheese by 50 percent and sugar by 100 percent. It was a mistake by the government not to coordinate these increases with the working people at party and company level.
Already on June 25, Kenéz calls it a black Friday in the history of Poland, strikes and protests broke out across the country, mostly peaceful. In Radom, Ursus and Płock, however, the situation escalated.
Chronicle of events in Poland
- Poznan June Uprising - Czerwiec 1956
- Polish October - Październik 1956
- March Riots - Marzec 1968
- December Uprising - Grudzień 1970
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Popular uprising in June 1976 - Czerwiec 1976
- Founding of the Komitet Obrony Robotników (KOR) in 1976
- Establishment of the Komitet Samoobrony Społecznej "KOR" (KSS "KOR") in September 1977
- Lublin July 1980 - Lubelski Lipiec 1980 (strikes in Świdnik and Lublin )
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Polish August - Sierpień 1980
- Founding of the NSZZ "Solidarność" union
- Martial law in Poland 1981–1983
- Round table (until April 1989)
- End of the People's Republic of Poland , transition to
- Third Polish Republic after the first free elections in the Eastern Bloc on June 4, 1989
literature
- Csaba János Kenéz: Opposition Movements in Poland. In: Peter Gosztony (Ed.): Uprisings under the RED STAR. Bergisch Gladbach 1982, ISBN 3-404-65045-X .
Web links
- Czerwiec '76 . Institute for National Remembrance (Polish)
- encyklopedia-solidarnosci.pl: Czerwiec 1976 (Polish)
- DER SPIEGEL 47/1976: Down with the party that can be bought! - Documents on the Polish uprising in June 1976 (first part)
- DER SPIEGEL 48/1976: Slaps in the face for the party secretary - documents on the Polish popular uprising in June 1976 (second part)
- DER SPIEGEL 49/1976: The Trade Unions Failed - Documents on the Polish People's Uprising in June 1976 (Part Three )