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Poland: The Round Table Revisited

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June 4, 2014

The Round Table Talks in 1989 marked the beginning of Poland’s road toward democracy.

The original table is displayed at the presidential palace in Warsaw. The 1989 negotiations at this table have gone down in history. The talks led to the overturning of the ban on the Solidarność trade union and to a partially-free parliamentary election. 25 years ago, on June 4 and June 18, Poland held its first elections since the Second World War. The elections spelled the end to Communist rule in Poland.

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