Word: polisher
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...anomalies of the situation in Poland is that the crackdown was a purely military operation. Jaruzelski is the leader of the Polish Communist Party as well as the armed forces and the government, but in his speech to the nation last week he chose to call himself "a soldier and chief of government." There was no mention of the Communist Party. Politburo members were reportedly not told that martial law was being declared until two hours before the troops began to move. The Polish party is deeply demoralized after losing an estimated one-third of its 3 million members during...
...direction of rising chaos, and the government appeared to be deeply concerned. When Warsaw radio first announced the casualties at Katowice, it described the killing of Poles by Poles in words of anguish. "Let us lower our heads in silence to honor the victims of yet another Polish tragedy," declared the announcer. "Let the bloodshed in Silesia cause the provocateurs to sober up and make the madmen realize that the road to confrontation leads nowhere." Some diplomats in Warsaw were convinced that those words had been written by Jaruzelski himself out of an obvious worry that his unseasoned young army...
...Polish citizens must carry their identity cards at all times. Poles are prohibited from leaving their place of residence for more than 48 hours without permission...
Ironically, the day martial law was imposed in Poland and fear, pain and grief descended upon the country, the sun rose with unusual clarity and brilliance, following two bleak weeks of gray skies and snow. In Gdansk, where Polish hopes for freedom had begun and had now terminated overnight, all that could be seen of the roundup of Solidarity's leadership were riot police encircling the union headquarters...
What is martial law in Poland? By week's end the Polish people faced more than 20 separate orders, some predictable, some startling. Among them...