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The first session of the Senate
Erazm Ciołek1989-07-04
Polish History Museum
Warszawa, Poland
The Senate was established in Poland pursuant to the Round Table agreements. Solidarity won 99 per cent of the Senate seats in the elections of July 4th (99 mandates). Initially, Senate sessions were held in the Sejm’s plenary hall. Later, a separate room was prepared for the Senate. Pictured, in the first row, left to right, the invited guests: Wojciech Jaruzelski - 1st Secretary of the Polish United Workers’ Party and the head of the State Council, Lech Wałęsa - leader of Solidarity, Bronisław Geremek - chairman of the Civic Parliamentary Club.
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- Title: The first session of the Senate
- Creator: Erazm Ciołek
- Date: 1989-07-04
- Location: Warsaw, Poland
- Original Source: Erazm Ciołek
- Copyright: © 2014 Erazm Ciołek. All rights reserved. This image cannot be used for any purpose other than personal use. Therefore, reproduction, modification, storage in a retrieval system or retransmission, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or otherwise, for reasons other than personal use, is strictly prohibited without prior written permission of Agata Ciołek. To request permission to use or reproduce this image, please contact Agata Ciołek: phone (+48) 22 822-73-74; mobile (+48) 608-897-235; foto@erazm.art.pl
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