List of Polish uprisings
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pl:Powstanie This is a list of Polish uprisings.
The Polish concept of uprising is derived from the system of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, where the citizens were supposed to play an important role in the governing of the country. Unsatisfied citizens were allowed to form Rokosz, the legal rebellion against government. Rebellion movements were shaped in the Confederation, a council whose members voted.
Following the example, national uprising were perfectly organised movements against the oppressors. Many of them occurred during the century of uprisings (1764-1864), and were, with small exceptions, all defeated.
- Confederation of Bar 1764
- Kościuszko Uprising 1794
- November Uprising 1830-1831
- Kraków Uprising 1846
- January Uprising 1863-1864
The next era of uprising started with forming years of the Poland after WWI.
These are the main uprisings of the WW2 era:
- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising 1943
- Warsaw Uprising 1944
- Wilno Uprising (Operation Ostra Brama) 1944
- Lwow Uprising 1944
Anti-communists uprisings:
- Poznan events 1956
- Coastal cities events 1970
- Solidarity movement 1980-1989
