Posted Fri, 08/05/2009 - 06:50
| 9 century |
Polane, who lived in the regions known later as Great Poland, were the predecessors of their oldest reigning dynasty in Poland, the Piasts |
| 966 |
Mieszko I converted Poland to Christianity |
| 1000 |
Emperor Otto III made a solemn pilgrimage to the grave of Saint Adalbert to Gniezno. He met Boleslaus the Brave, Mieszko I son. During the meeting the creation of an archbishopric in Gniezno and of several subordinate bishoprics was announced. |
| 10,11 centuries |
Emergence of Poland’s oldest towns |
| 1138 |
The beginning of the division period |
| 1320 |
Ladislaus the Short coronation: the final step to country’s unification |
| 1410 |
The Battle of Grunwald: one of the greatest battles of the Middle Ages between King Jagiello and Teutonic Order |
| 1772-1795 |
Poland’s partition into three parts which belonged to Austria, Prussia and Russia |
| May 3, 1791 |
Constitution-the second in the world which formulated principles of government in written form |
| After 1815 |
Reactionary tendencies were strengthened in the policies of the governments of Russia, Austria and Prussia |
| 29 November 1830 |
The beginning of the November Insurrection |
| January 1863 |
January Insurrection |
| 1914-1918 |
World War I |
| 1918 |
Poland was reborn as a democratic state |
| April 23, 1935 |
April Constitution was passed |
| 1935 |
Death of Józef Piłsudski |
| 1935-39 |
Mass strikes |
| 1939-1945 |
World War II |
| 1950-56 |
Six-year plan: construction of many new plants (Motorcar Factory in Warsaw, Lenin Iron in Cracow, Lorry Factory in Lublin etc) |
| 1976 |
Strikes |
| 1978 |
John Paul II-Polish Pope |
| 1980 |
Solidarity Movement |
| 1989 |
Round Table Negotiations |
| 1990 |
Lech Walesa –president |
| 1995 |
Aleksander Kwaśniewski-president |
| 2005 |
Lech Kaczynski- president |
