Solidarity (Polish trade union)

Solidarity is a Polish trade union that began on 17 September 1980. It started at the Gdańsk Shipyard. Its first leader was Lech Wałęsa.^[1] It was the first trade union in a Warsaw Pact country that was not controlled by the Communist Party. It had 10 million members.^[2]^[3] This was one third of the number of people who worked in Poland.^[4] Solidarity helped Poland have fairer elections. These elections were important as the country became less communist.

References

↑ "Divided Poland falls out over Solidarity". the Guardian. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
↑ (in Polish) 30 lat po Sierpniu'80: "Solidarność zakładnikiem własnej historii" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 June 2011
↑ (in Polish) Duda za Śniadka? by Maciej Sandecki and Marek Wąs, Gazeta Wyborcza of 24 August 2010
↑ (in Polish) „Solidarność" a systemowe przekształcenia Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 June 2011

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[1] "Divided Poland falls out over Solidarity". the Guardian. 2009-05-30. Retrieved 2021-06-07.

[2] (in Polish) 30 lat po Sierpniu'80: "Solidarność zakładnikiem własnej historii" Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 June 2011

[3] (in Polish) Duda za Śniadka? by Maciej Sandecki and Marek Wąs, Gazeta Wyborcza of 24 August 2010

[Official-4] (in Polish) „Solidarność" a systemowe przekształcenia Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Archived 2013-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 7 June 2011

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