966-1386 - Poland during the rule of the Piast dynasty
966 - Baptism of Poland, beginning of the Polish state;
Mieszko I - the first historical ruler of Poland; Bolesław I the Brave - the
first king of Poland, Casimir III the Great - the last king from the Piast
dynasty
1386-1572 - Poland during the reign of the Jagiellonian
dynasty
The Polish Union with Lithuania, and with time the merger of
Poland and Lithuania into one united kingdom
Władysław II Jagiełło, Zygmunt I Stary, Zygmunt II August -
the greatest rulers of this period
1572-1795 - Poland during the time of election kings (chosen
by the nobility)
Stefan Batory, Zygmunt III Waza, Jan III Sobieski, Stanisław
August Poniatowski - the most important rulers of this period
May 3, 1791 - resolution Constitution of May 3, the
first in Europe, and the second in the world (currently on May 3 a public
holiday is celebrated)
1795-1918 - Poland under 123 partitions disappears from the
map of Europe
Kosciuszko Insurrection, Napoleonic Wars, November Uprising,
Spring of Nations (Revolutions of 1848), January Uprising - many unsuccessful attempts to regain
independence, but important for maintaining national identity
November 11, 1918 - regaining independence (now Poland's
independence day)
Tadeusz Kościuszko, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Adam Czartoryski,
Romuald Traugutt, Wojciech Drzymała - the most important heroes of this period
1918-1939 - Second Polish Republic
Rebuilding the country after more than a hundred years of
captivity, struggle to regain former borders
Józef Piłsudski, Roman Dmowski, Ignacy Paderewski, Wincenty
Witos - the most important politicians of this period
1939-1945 Poland under occupation during World War II
Defense of Westerplatte, Battle of the Bzura, Warsaw
Uprising - the most important events of this period
Escape of the Polish government to London, extermination
camps on Polish territory
Władysław Sikorski, Władysław Anders - the most important
heroes of this period
1945-1989 - Poland dependent on the communist USSR
October 1956, December 1970, August 1980 - the most
important protests against communist authorities
Election of a Pole as Pope, Insurrection of Solidarity,
Martial Law, Round Table - the most important events that contributed to the
fall of communism in Poland
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Pope John Paul II, Lech Wałęsa -
the most important heroes of this period
1989 until now - III Rzeczpospolita
Poland's accession to NATO, Poland's accession to the
European Union - the most important events of this period
