The creation of a Polish community in the Vaal Triangle, South Africa 1980-1989

During the 1980s, amid a domestic crisis, almost a million Poles left their homeland, fleeing a failing socialist economy and a repressive regime. The majority settled in Western Europe, Scandinavia and the United States of America, but some elected to relocate to South Africa. Drawing on Everett Le...

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Published in:	Contree Vol. 92; no. 3
Main Authors:	van Ingen-Kal, Michaela, Macqueen, Ian
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	AOSIS 07.02.2025 African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS
Subjects:	1980s Government business enterprises migration Poland Polonia South Africa Vaal Triangle Poland South Africa United Kingdom Eastern Europe Western Europe
ISSN:	0379-9867, 2959-510X
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