Solidarity movement

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The Solidarity movement was an independent Polish trade union and social movement in the 1980s that became a major force in opposing communist rule and helped trigger democratic change across Eastern Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political movement
social movement
trade union
aim democratization of Poland
free trade unions
political reform
workers' rights
alsoKnownAs Solidarność
continent Europe
country Poland
foundedBy Gdańsk Shipyard workers
Lech Wałęsa
hasAward Nobel Peace Prize to Lech Wałęsa in 1983
hasPart Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee
hasPoliticalWing Solidarity Electoral Action
headquarters Gdańsk
ideology Catholic social teaching
anti-communism
democracy
inception 1980
influenced Revolutions of 1989
surface form: Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe
democratic opposition in Eastern Europe
end of the Cold War
keyPerson Anna Walentynowicz
Bronisław Geremek
Jacek Kuroń
Karol Modzelewski
Lech Wałęsa
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
language Polish
legalStatus legal from 1980 to 1981
outlawed from 1981 to 1989
re-legalized in 1989
locationFounded Gdańsk
memberCount about 10 million members at its peak
movementType labor movement
opposition movement
pro-democracy movement
opposedBy Polish People’s Republic
surface form: Communist government of the Polish People's Republic

Polish United Workers' Party
Soviet Union
opposedSystem one-party communist rule
originatedFrom Gdańsk Shipyard strikes
recognizedAs first independent trade union in the Eastern Bloc
religion Roman Catholicism (dominant among members)
significantEvent Gdańsk Agreement
Round Table Talks of 1989
surface form: Round Table Talks

introduction of martial law in Poland
partly free elections in Poland in June 1989
slogan Nie ma wolności bez Solidarności
supportedBy Catholic Church in Poland
Pope John Paul II
timePeriod 1980s
usedMethod civil resistance
negotiations
strikes

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Poland notableHistoricalEvent Solidarity movement
Polish United Workers' Party opposedBy Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity (trade union)
Pope John Paul II supportedMovement Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity (Polish trade union)
Gdańsk knownFor Solidarity movement
Gdańsk associatedWithOrganization Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity trade union
Revolutions of 1989 significantParticipant Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement in Poland
Eastern Bloc significantEvent Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Polish Solidarity movement
Edward Gierek participantIn Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement period
Esplanade Solidarność 1980 namedAfter Solidarity movement
Esplanade Solidarność 1980 dedicatedTo Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement of 1980
Służba Bezpieczeństwa opposed Solidarity movement
Polish People’s Republic event Solidarity movement
Lech Kaczyński movement Solidarity movement
European Solidarity Centre dedicatedTo Solidarity movement
Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers of 1970 associatedWith Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Polish anti-communist opposition
Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee movement Solidarity movement
Solidarity Electoral Action hasPart Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity trade union
Tadeusz Mazowiecki participantIn Solidarity movement
General Czesław Kiszczak associatedWith Solidarity movement
subject surface form: Czesław Kiszczak
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement (as negotiating counterpart)
Karol Modzelewski movement Solidarity movement
Bronisław Komorowski movement Solidarity movement
Autumn of Nations influencedBy Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement in Poland
Autumn of Nations in Eastern Europe influencedBy Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement in Poland
ZOMO opposed Solidarity movement
1976 Polish protests followedBy Solidarity movement
shooting of Pope John Paul II relatedTo Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity (Polish trade union)
Stanisław Kania participantIn Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Polish United Workers' Party–Solidarity conflict
Danuta Wałęsa associatedWith Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement in Poland
Peaceful Revolution inspiredBy Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity movement in Poland
Janusz Onyszkiewicz movement Solidarity movement
SB opposed Solidarity movement
Lane Kirkland supported Solidarity movement
this entity surface form: Solidarity (Polish trade union)