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Independence March (Poland)

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Independence March in 2019

The Independence March (Polish: Marsz Niepodległości) is an annual patriotic and nationalist demonstration in Warsaw held on Poland's Independence Day, November 11. Since 2011, the March has attracted annually up to 10 thousand participants.[1][2][3][4] In 2020, the March was organized similar to one of a car procession.[5] Major participating organizations have included the Confederation, the National Radical Camp, the All-Polish Youth and Law and Justice.[6][7]

About 60,000 were in the 2017 march marking the 99th anniversary of independence, with placards such as "Clean Blood" seen on the march.[8] Over the years other placards or slogans have included "Pure Poland, white Poland"[9] and “white Europe of brotherly nations”.[10]

Many European nationalists from around Europe usually join the March.

Theme

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  • 2012 – Let's get Poland back (Polish: Odzyskajmy Polskę),
  • 2013 – New generation is coming (Polish: Idzie nowe pokolenie!),
  • 2014 – Patriot Army (Polish: Armia Patriotów),
  • 2015 – Poland for Poles, Poles for Poland (Polish: Polska dla Polaków, Polacy dla Polski),
  • 2016 – Poland as a stronghold of Europe (Polish: Polska bastionem Europy),
  • 2017 – We want God! (Polish: My chcemy Boga!),
  • 2018 – For You Poland (Polish: Dla Ciebie Polsko),
  • 2019 – Have in Your care the whole nation (Polish: Miej w opiece naród cały),
  • 2020 – Our civilization, our rules (Polish: Nasza cywilizacja, nasze zasady),
  • 2021 – Independence – not for sale (Polish: Niepodległość nie na sprzedaż),
  • 2022 – Strong Nation Great Poland (Polish: Silny Naród Wielka Polska).[12]
  • 2023 – Poland Is Not Yet Lost (Polish: Jeszcze Polska nie zginęła)
  • 2024 – We are the power of Great Poland (Polish: Wielkiej Polski moc to My)[13][14][15]
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  • Demonstrators with the slogan of the Independence March: Poland for Poles, Poles for Poland (2015)
    Demonstrators with the slogan of the Independence March: Poland for Poles, Poles for Poland (2015)
  • Marchers from Hungary (2018)
    Marchers from Hungary (2018)
  • Independence March 2021
    Independence March 2021
  • Banners at the Independence March in 2022
    Banners at the Independence March in 2022
  • Independence March in 2024
    Independence March in 2024

International guests

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In 2017, American white supremacist Richard Spencer planned to speak at the march, but was banned from doing so.[16]

For the march in 2018, the Italian neo-fascist party Forza Nuova was invited.[17][18] Far-right activists and groups from Hungary, Estonia, Belarus, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, USA and Portugal joined the event in 2021 and formed the “Nationalistic Column” with Polish far-right organizations and movements, including but not limited to: “Trzecia Droga”, “Szturmowcy”, Autonomiczni Nacjonaliści, All-Polish Youth, National Rebirth of Poland (NOP) and the ONR.[19][20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Oświadczenie organizatorów Marszu Niepodległości". marszniepodleglosci.org (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2017-12-19.
  2. ^ "Oświadczenie Stowarzyszenia Marsz Niepodległości o Marszu Niepodległości 2013". marszniepodleglosci.org. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13.
  3. ^ "Obchody Święta Niepodległości. Prezydent: źródłem patriotyzmu, jego siłą, jest miłość". www.polskieradio.pl.
  4. ^ "Marsz Niepodległości w Warszawie". Rzeczpospolita. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13.
  5. ^ "Narodowcy zmieniają formę marszu. Ratusz: to może być wykroczenie drogowe". TVN Warszawa.
  6. ^ https://wiadomosci.onet.pl/tylko-w-onecie/po-co-pis-owi-marsz-niepodleglosci-mariusz-kazal-sie-nie-pchac/sch4446
  7. ^ https://warszawa.wyborcza.pl/warszawa/14,54420,30392469,marsz-niepodleglosci-w-warszawie-skloceni-narodowcy-ostatni.html
  8. ^ Noack, Rick (13 November 2017). "How Poland became a breeding ground for Europe's far right". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2017-11-13. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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  11. ^ "Historia". Marsz Niepodległości.
  12. ^ "Marsz Niepodległości 2022. Poznaliśmy tegoroczne hasło! "Silny Naród Wielka Polska". Marsz Niepodległości. 17 October 2022.
  13. ^ "11 listopada ulicami Warszawy przejdzie Marsz Niepodległości pod hasłem „Wielkiej Polski moc to my"". www.radiomaryja.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  14. ^ "Tegoroczny Marsz Niepodległości pod hasłem "Wielkiej Polski moc to my". Przejdzie przez Warszawę tradycyjną trasą". wpolityce.pl (in Polish). 2024-10-28. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  15. ^ "Znamy hasło Marszu Niepodległości. "To swego rodzaju postulat"". dorzeczy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-10-28.
  16. ^ "Poland nationalist rally with neo-Nazi slogans, calls for 'Islamic holocaust' draws biggest crowd ever". Newsweek. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  17. ^ Davies, Christian (2018-11-11). "Poland's president addresses far right at independence march". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
  18. ^ Bill, Stanley (9 November 2019). "Nationalism or patriotism? Poland's March of Independence".
  19. ^ Sepioło, Mariusz (17 December 2021). "Nazizm pod flagą biało-czerwoną". frontstory.pl.
  20. ^ "Marsz Niepodległości 2021: Nacjonalistyczna kolumna". ONR – Obóz Narodowo-Radykalny. 12 November 2021.
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