June 1989 elections on PAP web site

Materials prepared in connection with the anniversary of June 4, 1989 elections including broadcasts of Radio Free Europe, photos, a broad time-table of 1988 and 1989 developments as well as current reports on historical topics in a new graphic design are available as of Tuesday at the up-dated and modernised version of the Polish Press Agency multimedia portal www.11listopada1918.pl

The web site contains an inter-active time-table of events, biographies of selected participants of the Round Table talks and other key politicians of that time.

Besides, the readers will find extensive information about strikes in 1988, talks in Magdalenka, Round Table talks and June 4 elections.

The authors of the portal want it to become a teaching help for modern history.

The idea behind the www.11listopada1918.pl portal was born in connection with the 90th anniversary of the regaining independence by Poland. The work on it started on July 2008 and the portal was inaugurated on November 5, 2008 at a special conference organised in connection with a press conference at the PAP seat.

The patronage over the portal was taken by the national education ministry. The portal was prepared by the PAP Media editorial team and the PAP Inforgraphics Desk in cooperation with the Army Central Archives, Radio Free Europe Archives and the National Library in Warsaw.

LOT Polish national carrier is the partner of the portal. KM

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