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Polish Revolution of 1981
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Date
13 December 1981 – 22 July 1983 (1 year, 7 months, 1 week and 2 days)
Place
Poland
Result
Tactical Soviet victory
Martial law imposed
Continued resistance until 1989
Territorial changes
Soviet military stationed throughout Poland until 1989
The Polish Revolution of 1981 was a mass rebellion launched by the Solidarity Trade Union against the Polish People's Republic and Soviet Union, in response to the deteriorating economic situation in Poland. The revolution itself began on 13 December 1981, hours after the Communist government of Poland declared martial law to counter the already-occurring protests.