Edward Gierek1980
Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity
Poland · Government / Government of Poland. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity
Solidarity agree to a 3 month moratorium on strikes. Jaruzelski makes concessions to Solidarity including the right to strike
Solidarity holds a 4 hour national strike
The militia beats up Solidarity borough council members & provokes a strike
Jaruzelski bans Solidarity. Arrests 3/4 of the Solidarity leadership
Solidarity is legalized
Solidarity is legalized
Solidarity must not strike for 2 yrs. Solidarity is legalized
Solidarity & the Government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity. Solidarity is legalized
The Government legalizes Solidarity
Solidarity is legalized. The Roundtable Talks between the Government and Solidarity-led opposition lead to semi-free elections in 1989. Solidarity wins every seat in the Sejim. Solidarity wins 99 out of 100 seats in the Senate
The election is won by the Solidarity grouping AWS
The general election is won by the Solidarity
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland, member of Solidarity
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