Poland–Zimbabwe relations
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Poland–Zimbabwe relations are bilateral relations between Poland and Zimbabwe. Both nations are full members of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations.
History
In April 1939, an honorary consulate of Poland was founded in Salisbury, elevated to a Consulate-General in 1943, and closed in 1945.{{cite book|last1=Ceranka|first1=Paweł|last2=Szczepanik|first2=Krzysztof|year=2020|title=Urzędy konsularne Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej 1918–1945. Informator archiwalny|language=pl|location=Warszawa|publisher=Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych, Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych|pages=342|isbn=978-83-65681-93-5}}
During World War II, Polish refugees escaping the Soviet Union, were admitted in Southern Rhodesia, mostly in Rusape and Marondera. As of December 1944, their total number was 1,437.{{cite book|last=Wróbel|first=Janusz|title=Uchodźcy polscy ze Związku Sowieckiego 1942–1950|year=2003|language=pl|publisher=Instytut Pamięci Narodowej|location=Łódź|pages=154, 160|isbn=978-83-7629-522-0}} After the war, in 1946, all Poles in Southern Rhodesia were relocated to Gatooma from other refugee camps.Wróbel, p. 247 A repatriation office was established in Gatooma, and 1,319 Poles were repatriated to Europe, 500 were relocated to Tanganyika, except for some 120 people who stayed.Wróbel, pp. 242, 250–251
Bilateral relations between Poland and newly independent Zimbabwe were established in 1981.
A double tax avoidance treaty was signed in Harare in 1993.{{Cite Polish law|title=Umowa między Rządem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej a Rządem Republiki Zimbabwe w sprawie unikania podwójnego opodatkowania w zakresie podatków od dochodu, majątku i zysków majątkowych, sporządzona w Harare dnia 9 lipca 1993 r.|year=1995|volume=62|number=318}}
Diplomatic missions
- Poland is accredited to Zimbabwe from its embassy in Pretoria, and there is an honorary consulate of Poland in Harare.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.pl/web/rpa/konsulaty-honorowe|title=Konsulaty honorowe|website=Portal Gov.pl|access-date=9 December 2023|language=pl}}
- Zimbabwe is accredited to Poland from its embassy in Berlin.
References
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