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| 1992, Jan. 13 |
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| Solidarity trade union members struck over energy price rises. | 1 |
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| Feb. 17 |
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| The government unveiled its socioeconomic policy, which called for, in part, an increase in the money supply to curb inflation. Finance Minister Karol Lutkowski resigned over the policy, and the Sejm approved Andrzej Olechowski to replace him. The Sejm rejected the economic policy on March 5. | 2 |
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| May 26 |
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| Lech Walesa announced that he was withdrawing his support of the government and proposed the formation of a new cabinet, citing a lack of cooperation between the government and the head of state over defense and national security issues. | 3 |
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| June 4–5 |
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| The Sejm passed a no-confidence vote against the minority government of Prime Minister Olszewski. | 4 |
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| July 11 |
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| The Sejm approved a new government, consisting of Hanna Suchocka as prime minister with a majority cabinet. | 5 |
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| July–Aug |
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| A copper workers' strike, which had started on July 20, was supported by six other unions. The unions called for a national general strike on Aug. 18 against Poland's economic reforms. | 6 |
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| Sept. 10 |
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| The Senate passed a “small constitution” passed by the Sejm on Aug. 1. The new constitution clarified the powers and relationship between the National Assembly and the president. | 7 |
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| Oct. 9 |
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| Prime Minister Suchocka announced her government's socioeconomic program, which provided for new taxes to cut the budget deficit, measures to speed up privatization of state-owned enterprises, and measures to sustain the export-led recovery in industrial output. On Oct. 17 the Sejm approved the program. | 8 |
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| Dec |
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| A strike by the country's coal miners during the second half of December posed a serious threat to the government's economic and industrial policy. | 9 |
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