Solidarity Regains Legal Status in Poland
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Economics, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Human Rights, Labor, Unions, Work, Employment, Cold War, Elections, Voting
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Poland
- Date: April, 1989
Article abstract: Seven years after having been suppressed by the Communist regime, the self-governing, independent trade union Solidarity was legalized and new, semifree elections were called in Poland.
Summary of Event
Led by Lech Wał¸esa, the independent, self-governing trade union Solidarity had emerged in the summer of 1980 as both a labor movement and a human rights movement in Poland. It attempted to promote a moral renewal and establish social justice throughout the country. Its efforts to break down barriers within society, however, challenged...
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