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Polish Expelled
The Soviet forces expelled the Germans from Poland. -
Death of Stalin
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Communist Party Elect Replacement
Communist Party elect the liberal Wladyslaw Gomulka as replacement First Secretary. -
Economic Decline
By the mid-1970s, Poland had entered a seemingly irreversible economic decline, compounded by a crushing burden of external debt -
Poland Begins to Turn Against the Union Movement
In late 1981, the tide began to turn against the union movement. The government adopted a harder line and General Wojciech Jaruzelski, commander-in-chief of the Polish armed forces, replaced Stanislaw Kania as party leader. -
Still Under Firm Grip
By the beginning of 1982 the stunned nation was again under the firm grip of a conventional communist regime. -
End of Military Dictatorship
The end of the military dictatorship in Poland began in 1985 when Gorbachev assumed leadership of the Soviet Union.
