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1. Most Europeans probably must have heard of Lech Walesa's Solidarity, a trade union & a grassroot movement that during the 80's has empowered Polish people and transformed the communist Poland into democracy.
Let's have together a telling journey through recent history.
Let's have together a telling journey through recent history.
2. As the economic crisis deepened, living conditions deteriorated and social unrest grew, Prime Minister general Wojciech Jaruzelski decided to impose martial law. On Dec 13, 1981 Lech Walesa's Solidarity was de-legalised, and its activists imprisoned in detention centres.
3. Context: in December '81, there were fears that civil protests might provoke the Soviets to intervene in a similar way to what had taken place in Czechoslovakia '68 and in Hungary '56.
This is important, bcs it turns out some provocations took place.
This is important, bcs it turns out some provocations took place.
