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Solidarity was founded in September 1980 during a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in [[Gdańsk]], on Poland's [[Baltic Sea]] coast. Its first leader was a shipyard electrician, [[Lech Walesa]]. In 1981 the Polish government imposed [[martial law]] to suppress industrial and political unrest, and Walesa was interned; the union was forced underground for several years, but the Communist Party eventually had to negotiate. Elections held in 1989 led to a coalition government of which Solidarity formed part, and Walesa became Polish president. During the 1981-1989 period when the Solidarity party was outlawed, the communist government tended to see its local [[Roman Catholic]] church as a far more conservative and reasonable social force than the Solidarity party.
Solidarity was founded in September 1980 during a strike at the Lenin Shipyard in [[Gdańsk]], on Poland's [[Baltic Sea]] coast. Its first leader was a shipyard electrician, [[Lech Walesa]]. In 1981 the Polish government imposed [[martial law]] to suppress industrial and political unrest, and Walesa was interned; the union was forced underground for several years, but the Communist Party eventually had to negotiate. Elections held in 1989 led to a coalition government of which Solidarity formed part, and Walesa became Polish president. During the 1981-1989 period when the Solidarity party was outlawed, the communist government tended to see its local [[Roman Catholic]] church as a far more conservative and reasonable social force than the Solidarity party.
[[Category:Poland]]
[[Category:Poland]]
[[category:Labor Unions]]
[[category:Labor Unions]]
[[category:Communism]]
[[category:Communism]]