Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth

Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth

Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego
Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego
Chairperson	Jan Dobraczyński
Founded	20 July 1982
Dissolved	8 November 1989
Preceded by	Front of National Unity
Headquarters	Warsaw, Poland
Membership (1983)	~500,000
Ideology	National communism; Socialist patriotism; Left-wing nationalism; Factions:; Marxism–Leninism; Agrarian socialism; Democratic socialism; Catholic socialism; Catholic left
Political position	Left-wing; Factions:; Centre-left to far-left
Slogan	We vow to you, Fatherland; (Polish: Ślubujemy Tobie, Ojczyzno)
	Politics of Poland; Political parties; Elections;

Patriotyczny Ruch Odrodzenia Narodowego (PRON, English: Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth or National Renaissance Patriotic Movement) was a Polish popular front that ruled the Polish People's Republic. It was created in the aftermath of the martial law in Poland (1982). Gathering various pro-communist and pro-government organizations, it was attempted to show unity and support for the government and the Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR). PRON was created in July 1982 and dissolved in November 1989.

The Patriotic Movement for National Rebirth replaced the previous communist-led coalition, Front of National Unity, and was marked by a different and broader rhetoric. Communist activists retorted to nationalist, patriotic and Catholic rhetoric, trying to improve the public image of the Polish communist regime and appeal to nationalist and left-leaning religious voters.^[3] However, the coalition was not ideologically diverse and was completely dominated by the communist PZPR, with other members of the coalitions submitting to its dominance. As such, the PRON was left-wing and did not question the communist regime in any way.^[4]

^ "35 lat temu ukonstytuowały się władze PRON". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 17 December 2017.
^ Łukasik-Turecka, Agnieszka (2016). Anna Bartoś (ed.). Oblicza wyborów. Studia wyborcze i analizy kampanii parlamentarnej w 2015 roku na Lubelszczyźnie (in Polish). Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-83-8061-354-6.
^ Cite error: The named reference skorut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Tracz, Bogusław (2010). Adam Dziuba; Sebastian Rosenbaum (eds.). "Dekompozycja, rozkład i demontaż struktur wojewódzkich: PZPR w Katowicach". Upadek systemu komunistycznego na Górnym Śląsku. Wokół przemian 1989 roku w województwach katowickim i opolskim (in Polish). 4. Katowice: IPN Katowice: 122–189.

[dziej-1] "35 lat temu ukonstytuowały się władze PRON". dzieje.pl (in Polish). 17 December 2017.

[lublin2015-2] Łukasik-Turecka, Agnieszka (2016). Anna Bartoś (ed.). Oblicza wyborów. Studia wyborcze i analizy kampanii parlamentarnej w 2015 roku na Lubelszczyźnie (in Polish). Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL. pp. 155–156. ISBN 978-83-8061-354-6.

[skorut-3] Cite error: The named reference skorut was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[tracz-4] Tracz, Bogusław (2010). Adam Dziuba; Sebastian Rosenbaum (eds.). "Dekompozycja, rozkład i demontaż struktur wojewódzkich: PZPR w Katowicach". Upadek systemu komunistycznego na Górnym Śląsku. Wokół przemian 1989 roku w województwach katowickim i opolskim (in Polish). 4. Katowice: IPN Katowice: 122–189.

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