List of Polish uprisings

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. Rebelion 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.

• Great Poland Uprising 1918-1919
• Silesian Uprisings 1919-1921

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

Related articles

• History of Poland
• List of Polish wars