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Poznań June 1956 and Radom June 1976 protests.
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Worker's protests in Poznań, June 1956
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Worker's protests in Radom, June 1976
The Poznań 1956 protests in June were the first protests of the Polish people against their communist government. The protests began 28 June 1956 at Poznań's Cegielski Factories and met with bloody repression. According to official figures, 74 persons were killed (the actual number of dead is thought to have been higher), including a 12-year-old boy, Romek Strzalkowski. Nearly a thousand persons were injured.
In Radom, a huge workers' strike against the communist regime began on 25 June 1976. Radom became one of the main centers of anti-communist opposition in Poland. Workers' riots which originally had a purely economic basis were transformed into social and political protests. In 24 provinces, in 97 production sites, strikes broke out. Over 71000 people participated in the riots. In Radom, Ursus and Płock street demonstrations took place. In Radom alone the Ministry of Internal Affairs employed 1543 policemen and special motorised militia forces (ZOMO) and a few hundred of civil Ministry officials to pacify the revolts.
Rok 2006 rokiem czerwcowych zrywów robotniczych = The year 2006 is the year of the June worker's protests.
Poznań czerwiec 1956 = Poznań June 1956.
Radom czerwiec 1976 = Radom June 1976.
Żądamy chleba = We want bread.
The Poznań 1956 protests are also commemorated on Fischer 3122.
Poznań
Poznań 1956 protests
Radom
The Gomułka period
Communism
June 1976 archival material (www.ipn.gov.pl)
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