Popular Unity (Poland)

The Popular Unity (Polish: Jedność Ludowa, JL) was an agrarian party that operated in Poland in 1923, and in 1926. Its leader was Jan Dąbski. The party was formed on 26 May 1923, by splitting from Polish People's Party "Piast", and on 25 November 1923, it was incorporated into the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie". In January 1926, it split from Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie", and in March 1926, it united with the Agrarian Union, forming the Peasant Party. The Popular Unity had published its newspapers, titled Gazeta Ludowa (Popular Newspaper).[1][2]

Popular Unity
LeaderJan Dąbski
Founded1923, 1926
Dissolved1923, 1926
Split fromPolish People's Party "Piast" (1923)
Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie" (1926)
Succeeded byPolish People's Party "Piast" (1923)
Peasant Party (1926)
HeadquartersWarsaw
NewspaperGazeta Ludowa
IdeologyAgrarianism

References

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  1. ^ "Jedność Ludowa". In: Arkadiusz Kołodziejczyk: Encyklopedia historii Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej. Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna, 1999. ISBN 83-214-1101-0. (in Polish)
  2. ^ Jerzy Mazurek: Kraj a emigracja. Ruch ludowy wobec wychodźstwa chłopskiego do krajów Ameryki Łacińskiej (do 1939 roku). Warsaw: Instytut Studiów Iberyjskich i Iberoamerykańskich Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, 2006, p. 313. ISBN 9788360093207. (in Polish)