Polish Democratic Society
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Polish Democratic Society was one of the most important organizations of Polish Great Emigration
in 19th century France
. Formed in 1832 from a faction of the Polish National Committee
and led by Tadeusz Krępowiecki and Aleksander Pułaski, it argued for the need of drastic reforms in reconstituted Poland. Its notable activists included Stanisław Worcell and Ludwik Mierosławski. It supported the ideas of Polish uprising and was eventually disbanded in 1862.
Great Emigration
The Great Emigration was an emigration of political elites from Poland from 1831–1870. Since the end of the 18th century, a major role in Polish political life was played by people who carried out their activities outside the country as émigrés...
in 19th century France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Formed in 1832 from a faction of the Polish National Committee
Polish National Committee (1831-1832)
Polish National Committee was one of the first Polish organizations of the Great Emigration in France. It was founded soon after the failure of the November Uprising by Joachim Lelewel...
and led by Tadeusz Krępowiecki and Aleksander Pułaski, it argued for the need of drastic reforms in reconstituted Poland. Its notable activists included Stanisław Worcell and Ludwik Mierosławski. It supported the ideas of Polish uprising and was eventually disbanded in 1862.