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| 1943 | Walesa, Lech |  |
| 29th Sep Popowo Birth of Lech Walesa |
| 1969 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Marries Danuta Golos |
| 1978 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Foundation of illegal TU of shipyard workers |
| 1980 | Gierek, Edward | |
| Forced to grant legal status to Solidarity |
| 1980 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Gdansk An independent & democratic trade union by the end of the year has over 10,000 members |
| Warsaw Helps found Solidarnosc |
| Aug Gdansk 16,000 strike for political freedom & lower food prices |
| Aug Gdansk Called to establish workers rights |
| Aug Gdansk Leads the ship workers strike |
| 14th Aug Gdansk Leads the Polish shipworkers strike at Gdansk in protest against rising food prices |
| 31st Aug Gdansk The government is forced to negotiate the Gdansk Agreement |
| 31st Aug Gdansk Workers have the right to strike & organise independent unions |
| 1981 | Jaruzelski, Wojciech | |
| 13th Dec Jaruzelski bans Solidarity |
| 1981 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Membership of Solidarity rises to 9 million |
| Jan Jaruzelski makes concessions to Solidarity including the right to strike |
| Jan Vatican John Paul II meets Lech Walesa at the Vatican |
| Jan Solidarity agree to a 3 month moratorium on strikes |
| 27th Mar Solidarity holds a 4 hour national strike |
| Sep Gdansk Appointed Chairman of Solidarity |
| Sep Gdansk Solidarity's 1st national congress |
| Dec Jaruzelski bans Solidarity |
| Dec Solidarity goes underground |
| Dec Walesa is arrested by Jaruzelski, who fears Polish invasion |
| 13th Dec Jaruzelski declares martial law |
| 1982 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Martial Law is suspended |
| 12th Nov Walesa is released from prison |
| 1983 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for human rights |
| The press criticises Walesa's Nobel prize |
| 22nd April Gdansk Walesa returns to work at the Lenin Shipyard |
| 1st May Police break up the May Day demonstrations across Poland |
| 1984 | Lis, Bogdan | |
| 10th June A high official of the banned Solidarity union is arrested |
| 1987 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Negotiates with the government's Central Committee |
| Outlawed Solidarity leadership forms the Citizens' Committee |
| 1988 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Political prisoners are released |
| Solidarity is legalized |
| Solidarity strikes lead to negotiation with the government |
| 1989 | Jaruzelski, Wojciech | |
| Jan Solidarity is legalized |
| 5th April Solidarity must not strike for 2 yrs |
| 1989 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Solidarity wins 99 out of 100 seats in the Senate |
| Solidarity wins every seat in the Sejim |
| 5th April Solidarity is legalized |
| 5th April Solidarity must not strike for 2 yrs |
| 5th April Solidarity & the government sign an agreement legalizing Solidarity |
| 5th April The ban on Solidarity is lifted |
| 5th April The government legalizes Solidarity |
| Aug A Solidarity-led coalition government is formed |
| Aug Limited free elections take place |
| Nov 3rd person in history after Churchill & Lafayette to address the USACongress |
| 1990 | Walesa, Lech | |
| Resigns as Party Leader of Solidarity |
