33 years ago, on June 4, 1989, partially free elections to the Sejm and the Senate. This is an important event in the post-war history of Polish.

The 1989 election was the first in which they could representatives of the opposition take part. Poles for the first time after World War II they could at least partially decide who would represent them. in parliament. This was of great importance in rebuilding the autonomy of the State. Polish.

In the elections to the Senate, the candidates of the Citizens' Committee they won 92 seats, the coalition side not a single one. In turn, in the elections to the Sejm "Solidarity" won 160 out of 161 possible seats.

The culmination of the June elections was obtaining a vote trust by Tadeusz, appointed to the position of the head of the Council of Ministers Mazowiecki. On 24 August 1989, he won the support of 378 halves out of 423. taking part in the vote.

The Sejm shaped in this way initiated a number of changes political and political system in the country, which after many years, returned to its of the original name – it became the Republic of Poland, in place of the People's Republic of Poland.

For: Dzieje.pl