Poland Outlaws Solidarity and Imposes Martial Law
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Communism, Communists, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Cold War
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Poland
- Date: December, 1981
Article abstract: Fifteen months after its emergence, the independent trade union and social movement, Solidarity, was suppressed by the Communist government of Poland.
Summary of Event
Following the strikes of August, 1980, which had resulted in the recognition of Solidarity as an independent, self-governing trade union, Lech Wałęsa and others attempted to consolidate the movement which had begun in Gdańsk. Although officially a labor movement, Solidarity actually had much broader implications for human rights. Economic issues such as pay raises and...
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