BBWR
Encyclopedia
The initials BBWR relate to two distinct Polish
political organizations:
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
political organizations:
- Bezpartyjny Blok Współpracy z Rządem (PolishPolish languagePolish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
for "Nonpartisan Bloc for Cooperation with the Government") was an ostensibly non-politicalPoliticsPolitics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
organizationOrganizationAn organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
that existed from 1928 to 1935, closely affiliated with Józef Piłsudski and his Sanation movement.
- Bezpartyjny Blok Wspierania Reform (Polish for "Nonpartisan Bloc for Support of Reforms") was an ostensibly non-political organization (but in reality a political party) affiliated with Lech WałęsaLech WałęsaLech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity , the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland between 1990 and 95.Wałęsa was an electrician...
. It was established in 1993, and in 1997 became part of Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność.