4858>by Jakub Karpinski In May 1997, Poles accepted their long-awaited constitution in a referendum, and later in the year elected a new parliament and new government. The year also saw the adoption of a new penal code, one that abolished the death penalty. Pope John Paul II once again visited his native country in June. […]

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