History of Solidarity
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Solidarity, a Polish non-governmental trade union, was founded on August 14, 1980, at the Lenin Shipyards by Lech Wałęsa and others. In the early 1980s, it became the first independent labor union in
Gdańsk, 25th anniversary of Solidarity, summer 2005
Millions cheered Pope John Paul II during his first visit to Poland as pontiff in 1979.
Monument to Shipyard Workers Fallen in 1970, created following the Gdańsk Agreement, and unveiled December 16, 1980
Strikers waiting in front of the Lenin Shipyard
Gazeta Wyborcza
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Gazeta Wyborcza is a Polish nationwide daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It was launched on 8 May 1989 on the basis of the Polish Round Table Agreement and as a press organ of the trade union "
Adam Michnik in 1991.
The plaque in the lobby of Gazeta Wyborcza commemorating the first front page of May 8, 1989, with a picture of Lech Wałęsa rooting for the pivotal election.
Front page in April 2006, with a headline announcing the minority cabinet of Jarosław Kaczyński.
Gazeta Wyborcza editorial office in Warsaw