Poland
Some of the key events about Poland
- 966Poland adopts Christianity as its official state religion
- 1364The Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in Europe, is founded in Kraków
- 1569The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is established, creating one of the largest and most powerful states in Europe
- 1772First partition of Poland by Russia, Prussia, and Austria
- 1791The Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopts Europe's first written national constitution
- 1793Second partition of Poland by Russia and Prussia
- 1795Third partition of Poland, resulting in the complete dissolution of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
- 1918Poland regains independence after 123 years of partitions
- 1939Nazi Germany invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II
- 1939Soviet Union invades Poland from the east, dividing the country with Nazi Germany
- 1940Mass execution of Polish officers and intelligentsia in the Katyn massacre
- 1941Auschwitz concentration camp begins operations in occupied Poland
- 1944The Warsaw Uprising begins, marking the largest resistance operation in Nazi-occupied Europe
- 1944Warsaw Uprising is brutally suppressed by Nazi forces
- 1945Soviet Union imposes communist rule on Poland
- 1978A Polish Cardinal is elected as Pope, becoming the first non-Italian pope in 455 years
- 1980The Solidarity trade union is formed, leading to the eventual fall of communism in Poland
- 1981Martial law is declared in Poland to suppress the Solidarity movement
- 1989Poland holds its first partially free elections since World War II, marking the end of communist rule
- 2004Poland joins the European Union, integrating with Western European economies and institutions
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