Constitution Day

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2024 Date	3 May 2024
2025 Date	3 May 2025

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Constitution Day in 2024

Friday, 3 May

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Constitution Day in Poland celebrates the Polish Constitution which was signed on 3 May 1791. The monumental constitution changed the political system in Poland by separating judicial, legislative and executive branches of power. This separation of power created a modern democratic country, the first one of its kind in Europe, and also changed the ruling system from a Parliamentary Monarchy to a Constitutional Monarchy.

Constitution Day is celebrated annually on 3 May. Today, the day serves as a reminder of the unity and courage behind the 1791 Constitution. The day was not officially celebrated for any length of time until 1989 when Poland was finally free from nearly two centuries of foreign occupation.

Top facts about Constitution Day

In 1795, Poland ceased to exist on the map of Europe and it would remain this way for more than a century until 1918 when it was reinstated.
The Sejm of the Republic of Poland, at the request of the Senate, re-established the 3 May as Constitution Day on 6 April 6 1990 following a 123-year long period of Polish enslavement.
Shorty after the new Constitution was signed, Poland was at war with the Russians who subsequently divided up the nation into Russian, Austrian and Prussian sections.
The Polish Constitution was the first ever in Europe and only the second in the world (after the USA).
Today I am speaking to all the Poles all over the world. Today is the 150th anniversary of the Constitution passed by your parliament. You are right to celebrate this day as a national holiday because, at the time when your Constitution of 1791 was drawn up, it was a model of enlightened political thought. - Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, spoken on 3 May 1941