Poland: Polity Style: 1917-2012 |
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| 14 Jan 1917 - 14 Nov 1918 | Królestwo Polskie |
| 14 Nov 1918 - 1 Jun 1921 | Republika Polska (gradually replaced with Rzeczpospolita Polska) [1][2] |
| 1 Jun 1921 - 28 Sep 1939 | Rzeczpospolita Polska |
| 28 Sep 1939 | polity disintegrates upon the occupation of the seat of government by the armed forces of Germany |
| 26 Oct 1939 | parts of Poland are annexed by Germany; non-annexed territory constituted as the General Government |
| 1 Nov 1939 | Western Ukraine is annexed by Soviet Union |
| 2 Nov 1939 | West Belarus is annexed by Soviet Union |
| 22 Jul 1944 - 22 Jul 1952 | Rzeczpospolita Polska [3] |
| 22 Jul 1952 | name changed according to new Constitution [4] |
| 22 Jul 1952 - 31 Dec 1989 | Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa |
| 31 Dec 1989 | name changed as provided by a Constitutional amendment [5] |
| 31 Dec 1989 - | Rzeczpospolita Polska |
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| [1] | Republika Polska originates in dissidence 7 Nov 1918, finally replacing Królestwo Polskie 14 Nov 1918. |
| [2] | Republika Polska, Rzeczpospolita Polska, and Państwo Polskie are used interchangeably until early 1919 when Rzeczpospolita Polska becomes the most frequently used official style; it was formally endorsed by the Constitution of 1921 (approved 17 Mar 1921, effective upon promulgation in Dziennik Ustaw Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1921, nr. 44, poz. 267, on 1 Jun 1921). |
| [3] | Dated by the Manifesto of 22 Jul 1944 issued on behalf of the Polski Komitet Wyzwolenia Narodowego (Polish Committee of National Liberation), a governmental body ostensibly appointed by the Krajowa Rada Narodowa (State National Council); Rzeczpospolita Polska remains a notional polity without territorial authority at least until 27 Jul 1944 when the first members of the Committee arrived to Chełm, Poland. |
| [4] | "Konstytucja Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej" is passed by the Sejm Ustawodawczy 22 Jul 1952 and published 23 Jul 1952 in Dziennik Ustaw, Nr. 33, dnia 23 lipca 1952 r. |
| [5] | "Ustawa z dnia 29 grudnia 1989 r. o zmianie Konstytucji Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej" comes into operation 31 Dec 1989 upon publication in Dziennik Ustaw, Nr. 75, dnia 31 grudnia 1989 r. |
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