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1983 in Poland

Explore 10 historical events and records for Poland in 1983.

Historical records for Poland in 1983

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April

Arrest of Lech Walesa

Walesa, Lech ยท Gdansk ยท Party Leader of Solidarity ยท Politics / Solidarity

Walesa returns to work at the Lenin Shipyard

May

Demonstrations

Jaruzelski, Wojciech ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland

Demonstrations

Walesa, Lech ยท Party Leader of Solidarity ยท Politics / Solidarity

Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland

May Day

Jaruzelski, Wojciech ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland

May Day

Walesa, Lech ยท Party Leader of Solidarity ยท Politics / Solidarity

Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland

Other events (month unknown)

Juventus Serie A Championship

Boniek, Zbigniew ยท Turin ยท Forward ยท Sport / Football

Boniek helped Juventus win the Italian league in his first season in Turin, adapting his direct running to one of Europe's strongest domestic competitions.

Martial Law

Jaruzelski, Wojciech ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

Martial Law is lifted

Nobel Prize

Walesa, Lech ยท Party Leader of Solidarity ยท Politics / Solidarity

The press criticises Walesas Nobel prize. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for human rights

Politics

Walesa, Lech ยท Party Leader of Solidarity ยท Politics / Solidarity

Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for human rights

Visit to Poland

Jaruzelski, Wojciech ยท Prime Minister of Poland ยท Government / Government of Poland

The Pope visits Poland

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