Poland Riots (9 jan 1970 ano – 19 mar 1989 ano)
Descrição:
Severe food shortages provoked riots in the city of Gdansk. A witness to those riots was a young electrician named Lech Walesa became involved in anti-Communist union organizing and lost his job after helping to lead a protest in 1976. Union activity spread throughout Poland, forming an alliance called Solidarity. The Communist government launched a crackdown in 1981, banning Solidarity and jailing its leaders, including Walesa.
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9 jan 1970 ano
19 mar 1989 ano
~ 19 years
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