Twenty years ago today parliament voted to rename the nation the Republic of Poland and put the crown back on the head of the national symbol, the eagle.

 

 

The introduced changes ended the communist Polish People’s Republic. Historians agree that it was an ideological move that opened a new chapter in the history of this country and changed the mentality of its people.

 

The adopted changes removed the communist party PZPR as having a leading role in the nation as well as an entry on the friendship with the USSR. Among the new entries were those about the freedom to create political parties and guaranteed freedom of economic activities which would no longer be primarily state controlled. Also, this country officially returned to its prewar name of the Republic of Poland and after thirty seven years the crown was put back on the head of the national symbol, the eagle. Experts are unanimous that the changes practically meant the end of the communist system in Poland.