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Poland
Index
Although Gomulka's accession to power raised great
hopes, the
1956 incident proved to be a prelude to further social
discontent
when those hopes were disappointed. The 1960s and 1970s
saw
Gomulka's decline in power and his eventual ouster;
spectacular
economic reforms without long-term results; widespread
dissent,
often including open confrontations, from intellectuals,
the
church, and the workers; and, finally, the near-collapse
of the
Polish economy.
Data as of October 1992
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