1989 ⟶ Solidarity's Victory in Polish Elections
Elections in Poland show complete lack of backing for the Co...
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🤝 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
🇵🇱 Solidarity Trade Union Legalized in Poland
The trade union Solidarity is legalized by the Polish government.⟶
PolandSolidarityTrade UnionCommunismEastern Europe1989Political OppositionCold WarGorbachev
🇵🇱 Mazowiecki Leads Non-Communist Polish Government
Parliament in Poland elects Tadeusz Mazowiecki as leader of the first non-communist government in the Eastern Bloc.⟶
PolandGovernmentCommunismPolitical TransitionTadeusz MazowieckiEastern Bloc1989Political ReformDemocracy
🇩🇪 East Germany's Honecker Ousted, Hungary Reforms
The Hungarian constitution is amended to allow a multi-party political system and elections. In East Germany, the nearly 20-year term of communist leader Erich Honecker comes to an end.⟶
East GermanyHungaryPolitical ReformErich HoneckerCommunism1989Multi-party systemEastern BlocFall of Communism
🇵🇱 Polish United Workers' Party Dissolved
the Polish United Workers' Party is dissolved, allowing democracy to be restored in Poland.⟶
PolandDemocracyCommunismEastern EuropePolitical TransitionSolidarityPolitical ChangeEurope