sep 1, 1980 - Solidarity Movement in Poland
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In the early 1980s, there were many protests over food shortages in Poland, because of this a trade Union was made, they were called Solidarity. Solidarity was a movement that was non-violent and anti-communist, it claimed some 9.4 million members, and is highly regarded as a great contributing factor to the fall of communism.
Solidarity was founded in September 1980, was forcibly suppressed by the Polish government in December 1981.
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