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Further Protests and Poland's First Free Elections in half a century (jan 1, 1988 – jun 1, 1989)

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1988 : further collapse of economy brought more protests and strikes; Communist-led government agreed to meet with Solidarity and together they scheduled free elections for June 1989. In those elections, voters chose Lech Walesa to be President.

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jan 1, 1988
jun 1, 1989
~ 1 years and 4 months