1980 ⟶ Gdańsk Agreement Signed in Poland
In Poland, the Gdańsk Agreement is signed after a wave of st...
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⛪ Pope John Paul II Visits Poland
Pope John Paul II begins his first pastoral visit to his native Poland.⟶
PopeJohn Paul IIPolandCatholic ChurchreligionCold WarEastern Europe
🤝 Gdańsk Agreement Signed in Poland
In Poland, the Gdańsk Agreement is signed after a wave of strikes which began at the Lenin Shipyards in Gdańsk. The agreement allows greater civil rights, such as the establishment of a trade union, known as Solidarity, independent of communist control.⟶
PolandSolidarityGdańsk Agreementtrade unioncommunismcivil rightsEastern EuropeCold Warpolitical reform
🇵🇱 Martial Law Declared in Poland
Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, having been appointed First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party, introduces martial law, which drastically restricts normal life, in an attempt to crush the Solidarity trade union and the political opposition against communist rule.⟶
PolandMartial LawSolidaritySoviet UnionCold WarEastern EuropeCommunismPoliticsRepression
🇵🇱 Martial Law Lifted in Poland
Martial law in Poland is lifted.⟶
PolandCold WarCommunismSolidarityEastern EuropePoliticsSocial unrestUSSR influence
🇵🇱 Solidarity Trade Union Legalized in Poland
The trade union Solidarity is legalized by the Polish government.⟶
PolandSolidarityTrade UnionCommunismEastern Europe1989Political OppositionCold WarGorbachev
