Polish 1980 strikes

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The Polish 1980 strikes were a wave of worker-led protests, centered in the Gdańsk Shipyard, that forced the communist government to recognize the Solidarity trade union and became a pivotal moment in the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
labor strike wave ⓘ
political protest movement ⓘ
chronology followed by formation of nationwide Solidarity union ⓘ
preceded by June 1976 protests in Poland ⓘ
preceded by Polish 1970 protests ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
demand free trade unions ⓘ
freedom of speech and publication ⓘ
improvement of living standards ⓘ
release of political prisoners ⓘ
respect for workers’ rights ⓘ
right to strike ⓘ
endTime 1980-09 ⓘ
hasAgreement Gdańsk Agreement of 31 August 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Gdańsk Agreement
hasCause dismissal of Anna Walentynowicz from Gdańsk Shipyard ⓘ
economic crisis in the Polish People’s Republic ⓘ
opposition to communist rule in Poland ⓘ
rising food prices in Poland ⓘ
historicalSignificance pivotal moment in the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe ⓘ
influenced 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe ⓘ
democratization processes in Eastern Europe ⓘ
fall of communism in Poland ⓘ
rise of Solidarity movement ⓘ
influencedBy Polish June 1976 protests ⓘ
activities of the Workers’ Defence Committee (KOR) ⓘ
earlier Polish worker protests in 1970 ⓘ
location Baltic coast of Poland ⓘ
linked to: Polish Baltic coast

Gdańsk ⓘ
Gdańsk Shipyard ⓘ
opposedBy Polish United Workers’ Party ⓘ
communist government of the Polish People’s Republic ⓘ
organizedBy Polish workers ⓘ
inter-factory strike committees ⓘ
shipyard workers ⓘ
partOf Cold War history ⓘ
Polish opposition to communist rule ⓘ
decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe ⓘ
result creation of Solidarity (Solidarność) ⓘ
growth of civil society in Poland ⓘ
increased political concessions from the communist government ⓘ
legalization of independent self-governing trade unions in Poland ⓘ
recognition of Solidarity trade union ⓘ
signing of the Gdańsk Agreement ⓘ
weakening of communist control in Poland ⓘ
significantPerson Anna Walentynowicz ⓘ
Bronisław Geremek ⓘ
Jacek Kuroń ⓘ
Lech Wałęsa ⓘ
Tadeusz Mazowiecki ⓘ
startTime 1980-08 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lech Wałęsa → participatedIn → Polish 1980 strikes ⓘ
Esplanade Solidarność 1980 → commemoratesEvent → Polish August 1980 strikes ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Gdańsk Shipyard → siteOf → 1980 Gdańsk Shipyard strike ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee → significantEvent → Gdańsk shipyard strike of 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Inter-Enterprise Strike Committee → timePeriod → Polish crisis of 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Solidarność → associatedWith → Gdańsk Shipyard strikes of August 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Autumn of Nations in Eastern Europe → precededBy → Polish strikes of the 1980s ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
National Coordinating Commission of Solidarity → influencedBy → Polish workers' strikes of 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
21 demands of the MKS → partOf → Polish 1980 strikes ⓘ
21 demands of the MKS → associatedEvent → Gdańsk shipyard strike of 1980 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Bogdan Borusewicz → participatedIn → Solidarity strikes in Gdańsk ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Bruno Barbey → coveredConflict → Polish protests of 1980–1981 ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Man of Iron → portraysEvent → Gdańsk Shipyard strikes ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes
Man of Iron → portraysEvent → August 1980 strikes in Poland ⓘ
linked to: Polish 1980 strikes