Pourquoi les gens de Poznan ils ont fait des manif contre les communistes en 56, c'est quoi qui les a fait pas supporter cette façon de faire ?
1945–present

Due to the expulsion and flight of German population Poznań's post-war population became almost uniformly Polish. The city again became a voivodeship capital. In 1950, the size of Poznań Voivodeship was reduced, and the city itself was given separate voivodeship status. This status was lost in the 1975 reforms, which also significantly reduced the size of Poznań Voivodeship.

The Poznań 1956 protests are seen as an early instance of discontent with communist rule. In June 1956, a protest by workers at the city's Cegielski locomotive factory developed into a series of strikes and popular protests against the policies of the government. After a protest march on 28 June was fired on, crowds attacked the communist party and secret police headquarters, where they were repulsed by gunfire. Riots continued for two days until being quelled by the army; 67 people were killed according to official figures. A monument to the victims was erected in 1981 at Plac Mickiewicza.

The post-war years had seen much reconstruction work on buildings damaged in the fighting. From the 1960s onwards intensive housing development took place, consisting mainly of pre-fabricated concrete blocks of flats, especially in Rataje and Winogrady, and later Piątkowo, following its incorporation into the city in 1974. Another infrastructural change, which was completed in 1968, was the rerouting of the river Warta to follow two straight branches either side of Ostrów Tumski.

The most recent expansion of the city's boundaries took place in 1987, with the addition of new areas mainly to the north, including Morasko, Radojewo and Kiekrz. The first free local elections following the fall of communism took place in 1990. With the Polish local government reforms of 1999, Poznań again became the capital of a larger province entitled Greater Poland Voivodeship. It also became the seat of a powiat Poznań County, with the city itself gaining separate powiat status.

Post-communism infrastructural developments include the opening of the Pestka Fast Tram route in 1997, and Poznań's first motorway connections in 2003 as Poland's east–west A2 highway runs south of the city centre, serving also as a bypass. In 2006 country's first F-16 Fighting Falcons came to be stationed at the 31st Air Base in Krzesiny in the south-east of the city.

Poznań continues to host regular trade fairs and international events, including the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2008. It was one of the host cities for UEFA Euro 2012.
Les manifestations de Poznań de 1956, également connues sous le nom de « Juin de Poznań », furent les premières d’une série de protestations massives contre le gouvernement communiste de la République populaire de Pologne. Des manifestations d’ouvriers exigeant de meilleures conditions de travail ont débuté le 28 juin 1956 aux usines Cegielski de Poznań et ont été réprimées violemment. Une foule d’environ 100 000 personnes s’est rassemblée au centre-ville, près du siège local du Ministère de la Sécurité publique. Environ 400 chars et 10 000 soldats de l’Armée populaire polonaise et du Corps de sécurité intérieure, sous le commandement du général polono-soviétique Stanislav Poplavsky, ont été ordonnés de réprimer la manifestation et ont ouvert le feu sur les civils manifestants lors de la pacification. Le nombre de morts est estimé entre 57 et plus d’une centaine de personnes, dont un garçon de 13 ans, Romek Strzałkowski. Des centaines de personnes ont été blessées. Les manifestations de Poznań ont constitué une étape importante sur la voie de l’Octobre polonais et de l’installation d’un gouvernement moins contrôlé par l’Union soviétique.
### Query ###
Pourquoi les gens de Poznan ils ont fait des manif contre les communistes en 56, c'est quoi qui les a fait pas supporter cette façon de faire ?

### Main Text ###
1945–present

Due to the expulsion and flight of German population Poznań's post-war population became almost uniformly Polish. The city again became a voivodeship capital. In 1950, the size of Poznań Voivodeship was reduced, and the city itself was given separate voivodeship status. This status was lost in the 1975 reforms, which also significantly reduced the size of Poznań Voivodeship.

The Poznań 1956 protests are seen as an early instance of discontent with communist rule. In June 1956, a protest by workers at the city's Cegielski locomotive factory developed into a series of strikes and popular protests against the policies of the government. After a protest march on 28 June was fired on, crowds attacked the communist party and secret police headquarters, where they were repulsed by gunfire. Riots continued for two days until being quelled by the army; 67 people were killed according to official figures. A monument to the victims was erected in 1981 at Plac Mickiewicza.

The post-war years had seen much reconstruction work on buildings damaged in the fighting. From the 1960s onwards intensive housing development took place, consisting mainly of pre-fabricated concrete blocks of flats, especially in Rataje and Winogrady, and later Piątkowo, following its incorporation into the city in 1974. Another infrastructural change, which was completed in 1968, was the rerouting of the river Warta to follow two straight branches either side of Ostrów Tumski.

The most recent expansion of the city's boundaries took place in 1987, with the addition of new areas mainly to the north, including Morasko, Radojewo and Kiekrz. The first free local elections following the fall of communism took place in 1990. With the Polish local government reforms of 1999, Poznań again became the capital of a larger province entitled Greater Poland Voivodeship. It also became the seat of a powiat Poznań County, with the city itself gaining separate powiat status.

Post-communism infrastructural developments include the opening of the Pestka Fast Tram route in 1997, and Poznań's first motorway connections in 2003 as Poland's east–west A2 highway runs south of the city centre, serving also as a bypass. In 2006 country's first F-16 Fighting Falcons came to be stationed at the 31st Air Base in Krzesiny in the south-east of the city.

Poznań continues to host regular trade fairs and international events, including the United Nations Climate Change Conference in 2008. It was one of the host cities for UEFA Euro 2012.

### Supplementary Text ###
Les manifestations de Poznań de 1956, également connues sous le nom de « Juin de Poznań », furent les premières d’une série de protestations massives contre le gouvernement communiste de la République populaire de Pologne. Des manifestations d’ouvriers exigeant de meilleures conditions de travail ont débuté le 28 juin 1956 aux usines Cegielski de Poznań et ont été réprimées violemment. Une foule d’environ 100 000 personnes s’est rassemblée au centre-ville, près du siège local du Ministère de la Sécurité publique. Environ 400 chars et 10 000 soldats de l’Armée populaire polonaise et du Corps de sécurité intérieure, sous le commandement du général polono-soviétique Stanislav Poplavsky, ont été ordonnés de réprimer la manifestation et ont ouvert le feu sur les civils manifestants lors de la pacification. Le nombre de morts est estimé entre 57 et plus d’une centaine de personnes, dont un garçon de 13 ans, Romek Strzałkowski. Des centaines de personnes ont été blessées. Les manifestations de Poznań ont constitué une étape importante sur la voie de l’Octobre polonais et de l’installation d’un gouvernement moins contrôlé par l’Union soviétique.

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### 1. Query Parsing

"Pourquoi les gens de Poznan..." → Why did Poznan people protest against communists in 1956
"c'est quoi qui les a fait pas supporter cette façon de faire ?" → What made them dislike this way of doing things?

User seeking: Causal explanation of discontent → political action
Context: Poznan 1956 protests, Polish People's Republic
Language: French query about Polish history, potential translation issues

### 2. Historical Context Retrieval

Poznan June 1956. Key event. ● High confidence: June 28-29.

Timeline check:
- 1945: Soviet takeover, communist consolidation
- 1953: Stalin death, some liberalization hopes  
- 1956: Hungary uprising (October), Poland follows

→ Poznan = early Polish resistance, pre-dates Hungarian revolution

### 3. Trigger Events Analysis

Core cause: Economic grievances ●
- Workers at Cegielski locomotive factory
- Wage reductions announced
- Poor working conditions
- ∴ Economic hardship = immediate trigger

But deeper: Political oppression ●
- Communist Party control
- Secret police (UB) presence  
- Limited freedoms vs pre-war conditions

### 4. Escalation Dynamics

Initial protest → mass demonstration
Small worker group → 100,000 people downtown
Peaceful assembly → military intervention

Key escalation point: June 28 march on UB headquarters
→ Soldiers opened fire
→ 67 killed (official figure)
→ 57-100+ deaths (estimates vary)

### 5. Sociological Context

Pre-war Poznan characteristics:
- Industrial city (locomotive works)
- Working class base
- Some middle class resistance to communism
- ∴ Perfect conditions for labor unrest

? Why Poznan specifically?
→ Major industrial center
→ Historical resistance to foreign rule (Prussian, Austrian)
→ Geographic position (western Poland, closer to West?)

### 6. Causal Synthesis

Immediate cause: Economic hardship + wage cuts
Trigger: Factory workers' protest
Mobilizing factor: Broader population discontent
Escalation catalyst: Military violence against peaceful protesters
Result: 67+ civilian deaths

※ Key insight: Not just economic grievances - political oppression made peaceful protest impossible → violent resistance justified in their eyes

### 7. Information Limitations

◐ Partial knowledge on:
- Exact casualty figures (sources vary)
- Complete list of demands
- Internal party debates
- Role of external influences

⚠ Potential bias: Western sources may emphasize "anticommunist" narrative vs "anti-oppressive" reality

### 8. Answer Construction

Structure response:
1. Economic trigger (wage cuts, factory conditions)
2. Political context (communist control, secret police)  
3. Escalation sequence (protest → march → violence)
4. Casualties/repression (military intervention, deaths)
5. Significance (early resistance, pre-Hungarian revolution)

French response tone: Informative, contextual, emphasizing both economic and political dimensions while noting violence and casualties.

✓ Ready to construct comprehensive answer covering all query elements.

### Answer###
Les manifestants de Poznań en 1956 étaient principalement des ouvriers et du peuple polonais qui avaient des griefs considérables contre le gouvernement communiste. La cause immédiate des protestations était économique : les travailleurs de l'usine de locomotives Cegielski réclamaient de meilleures conditions de travail et des améliorations dans leurs conditions de vie.

Mais le mécontentement allait bien au-delà de simples revendications économiques. Les manifestants contestaient le contrôle total du Parti communiste polonais et de la police secrète sur leurs vies. Le système communiste avait établi une forme de dictature où les libertés individuelles étaient sévèrement limitées et où l'opposition politique était réprimée.

La manifestation s'est transformée en émeute lorsque la marche du 28 juin vers le siège du ministère de la Sécurité publique a été ouverte par les soldats. Les forces de sécurité, comprenant environ 10 000 soldats et des chars, ont tiré sur les manifestants, tuant officiellement 67 personnes selon les chiffres gouvernementaux (estimations allant jusqu'à plus de 100 morts selon d'autres sources).

Cette répression sanglante a provoqué deux jours d'émeutes dans toute la ville, les manifestants attaquant les locaux du parti communiste et les sièges de la police secrète. L'ampleur de la répression - avec des chars et des soldats ouvrant le feu sur des civils - illustre parfaitement pourquoi le peuple de Poznań était profondément hostile à cette manière de gouverner.

Ces protestations constituent un tournant important dans l'histoire de la Pologne communiste, préfigurant les événements de l'Octobre polonais et démontrant que la résistance aux politiques communistes avait des racines profondes dans la société polonaise.