National League ( pl, Liga Narodowa) was a conspirational
Polish organization active in all three
partitions. It was founded in April 1893 from the transformed Polish League. National League was the first organization of the nascent
National Democracy movement. Its main ideologues were
Roman Dmowski,
Jan Ludwik Popławski and
Zygmunt Balicki.
Its goals were formation of modern Polish nation and regaining of Polish statehood in the long run. It supported the idea of solidarity of all social classes in order to strengthen the national idea. National League, organizing mostly young intelligentsia,
aimed at mobilizing Polish youth and awakening Polish peasants to take active part in public life.
The organization was opposed to the idea of
class struggle
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and the activities of national minorities in Poland. It published the ''
Przegląd Wszechpolski'' (The All-Poland Review) and ''Polak'' (The Pole) newspapers in
Lwów
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.
After Poland regained its independence in 1918, the National League remained active and supported newly created National Democratic political parties. In 1928 it was disbanded and incorporated into the structures of the
National Party.
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National Democracy
Political parties established in 1893
Polish nationalism