1956 ⟶ Poznań Protests and Violence
In Poznań, Poland, anti-communist protests lead to violence.
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🚩 Warsaw Pact Founded
The Warsaw Pact is founded in Eastern Europe and includes East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, and the Soviet Union. It acts as the Communist military counterpart to NATO.⟶
Cold WarWarsaw PactEastern EuropeMilitary AllianceSoviet UnionNATOEuropeEast Germany
🇵🇱 Poznań Protests and Violence
In Poznań, Poland, anti-communist protests lead to violence.⟶
PolandProtestsEastern EuropeAnti-CommunismUSSRCold WarSocial Unrest
🗣️ Khrushchev's Secret Speech and De-Stalinization
Nikita Khrushchev delivers the speech "On the Personality Cult and its Consequences" at the closed session of the Twentieth Party Congress of the CPSU. The speech marks the beginning of the De-Stalinization.⟶
USSRDe-StalinizationKhrushchevCommunist PartyPolitical ReformEastern EuropeCold War
🇭🇺 Hungarian Revolution and Soviet Intervention
Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Hungarians revolt against the Soviet dominated government. They are crushed by the Soviet military, which reinstates a Communist government.⟶
HungaryRevolutionSoviet UnionEastern EuropeCold WarInterventionCommunismProtests
⛪ Pope John Paul II Visits Poland
Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to his native Poland.⟶
PopeJohn Paul IIPolandCatholic ChurchreligionCold WarEastern Europe
🇵🇱 Martial Law Lifted in Poland
Martial law in Poland is lifted.⟶
PolandCold WarCommunismSolidarityEastern EuropePoliticsSocial unrestUSSR influence