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1772
 Upon the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, or simply Galicia, became the largest, most populous, and northernmost province of Austria where it remained until the dissolution of Austria-Hungary at the end of World War I. Jews accounted for 10% of the 2.6 million population of Galicia.
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1867
 A liberal Austrian constitution made Galicia a crownland with its own regional parliament.
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1945 Aug 16
 The communist dominated Polish government signed a treaty with the USSR to formaly cede eastern territories, including Galicia.
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