How did solidarity came to power in poland
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Poland was ruled by the Polish United Worker's Party, a communist party. Poeple could not freely choose their leaders, and the USSR was in control of the government of Polad. On August 14, the workers of Lennin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland when on strike. The strike began with a demand to take back a women worker who was dismissed from work by the government. Lech Walesa, a worker dismissed in 1976 for demanding higher pay, became the leader of the strikes. The strikes expanded to the whole city and became so poplular that the government had to give in. A 21 point agreement was signed, and independent trade unions were allowed to be formed legally. Solidarity was thus formed. When the government decided to hold elections in 1989, Solidarity won 99 seats out of 100. Lech Walesa won the presidential elections that were held in 1990.
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Solidarity or "Solidarność" in Polish, was a movement that relied on the trade unions power which engulfed and en-powered its first steps into the political arena. According to the link below it was greatly supported by USA funds in order to undermine the communist Government that rule Poland till then.
The massive numbers of trade union workers that joined the movement immediately right from the beginning gave it the momentum to grow and play important part in the political scene of Poland.
Then some strikes that took place in the country helped to expedite matters....
The massive numbers of trade union workers that joined the movement immediately right from the beginning gave it the momentum to grow and play important part in the political scene of Poland.
Then some strikes that took place in the country helped to expedite matters....
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