Political

insurgents
▶noun a rebel or revolutionary. ▶adjective rising in active revolt.

assumption of power
hailed as - okrzyknięte jako 
it is hailed by both groups as the first assumption of power by the working class

controversial decrees

TENURE
make its tenure one of the more important political episodes of the time.

• 1 the conditions under which land or buildings are held or occupied.

• 2 the holding of an office. 

bitterly resentful 

moderate republican
widespread discontent.
preceding years,
gap between rich and poor

turned out disastrously
An associated, but less well-articulated, wish

 made such fears seem plausible.

the Central Committee of the National Guard adopted an increasingly radical stance and steadily gained authority