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The end of the Second World War
The war finished on 8th May 1945 in Poland. The country was ruined. -
The martial law
Martial law in Poland (Polish: Stan wojenny w Polsce) refers to the period of time from December 13, 1981 to July 22, 1983, when the authoritarian communist government of the People's Republic of Poland drastically restricted normal life by introducing martial law in an attempt to crush political opposition. Thousands of opposition activists were jailed without charge and as many as 91 killed -
End of communism in Poland
In 1989 Poland became an independent and free country again.
