Lech Walesa Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Legislation

Solidarity & the Government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity. Solidarity is legalized

Role range: 1985-1990

Legislation

The Government legalizes Solidarity

Solidarity

Solidarity & the Government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity. Solidarity is legalized

Role range: 1985-1990

Solidarity

The Government legalizes Solidarity

Solidarity

The ban on Solidarity is lifted. Solidarity & the Government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity. Solidarity must not strike for 2 yrs

Role range: 1985-1990

Election

Limited free elections take place

Government

A Solidarity-led coalition Government is formed

Walesa Residence

3rd person in history after Churchill & Lafayette to address the US Congress

Solidarity

By the end of August a Solidarity-led coalition Government is formed and in December Tadeusz Mazowiecki is elected Prime Minister

Role range: 1985-1990

Constitution of Poland

The Roundtable Talks between the Government and Solidarity-led opposition lead to semi-free elections in 1989

Election

Solidarity wins every seat in the Sejim. Solidarity wins 99 out of 100 seats in the Senate

Role range: 1985-1990

Election

Limited free elections take place. The Roundtable Talks between the Government and Solidarity-led opposition lead to semi-free elections in 1989

Roundtable Talks

The Roundtable Talks between the Government and Solidarity-led opposition lead to semi-free elections in 1989

Solidarity

The Roundtable Talks between the Government and Solidarity-led opposition lead to semi-free elections in 1989

Economy of Poland

Price controls are lifted & Government subsidies are eliminated. Currency made convertible with exchange set at black market rate

Border

Germany & Poland sign a Treaty confirming their border at the Oder-Neisse line

Treaty Negotiations

Germany & Poland sign a Treaty confirming their border at the Oder-Neisse line

Election

Wins a landslide election victory. Appointed President of Poland after winning landslide election victory

President of Poland

Appointed President of Poland after winning landslide election victory

Government

Nominates Bielicki as Prime Minister

Economy of Poland

Price controls are lifted & Government subsidies are eliminated. Currency made convertible with exchange set at black market rate. Launches privatization reforms. Communists in the Sejim hold up privatization & western aid

Privatization

Communists in the Sejim hold up privatization & western aid

Reform of Government

Launches privatization reforms

Resignation of Lech Walesa

Resigns as Party Leader of Solidarity

Economy of Poland

Unemployment jumps from 7,000 at end of 1989 to 2 million in 1991. Inflation increases to 70%. 27m adults to receive vouchers equivalent to mutual funds, $9,000 each

Inflation

Inflation increases to 70%

Election

Appoints Olszewski is Prime Minister after the election

Economy of Poland

10% decline in output and Russia shuts off gas supplies

Independence of Poland

Russian troops start to leave Poland

Occupation

Russian troops start to leave Poland

Economy of Poland

Goal to privatize 7,000 enterprises by end of 1994

Government

Reformed Communists enter a coaltion Government

Election

Former Polish communist apparatchik Aleksandr Kwasniewski wins the presidency having used slick western-style campaign tactics to gain a narrow victory over Lech Walesa

Election

Defeated during the Presidential elections by Kwasniewski, a former communist

Government

Defeated during the Presidential elections by Kwasniewski, a former communist