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sep 1, 1980 - Shipyard workers launch strike in Gdansk

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Walesa jumped over the fence of the facility and joined the workers, quickly becoming the head of the anti-communist movement. After two weeks, the government gave in to workers' demands for the right to form a free and independent trade union.

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Date:

sep 1, 1980
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~ 45 years ago