People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Anna Walentynowicz Anna Walentynowicz
From fired shipyard worker to 'mother of independent Poland'
Social movements and organizing · Free Trade Unions of the Coast (WZZ)
1929–2010
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Marian Jurczyk Marian Jurczyk
A shipyard leader caught between two landmark agreements
Social movements and organizing · Solidarity (Solidarność)
1935–2014
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Jan Ludwiczak Jan Ludwiczak
The union leader whose arrest sparked the Wujek strike
Social movements and organizing · Solidarity (Solidarność)
1937–2023
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Lech Wałęsa Lech Wałęsa
Electrician who became president as the leader of Solidarity
Social movements and organizing · Solidarity (Solidarność)
1943–
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Jan Rulewski Jan Rulewski
A Solidarity leader beaten while linking workers’ and farmers’ demands
Social movements and organizing · Solidarity (Solidarność)
1944–
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Bogdan Michał Borusewicz Bogdan Borusewicz
The Solidarity strategist who planned the 1980 Gdańsk strike, shaped the 21 Demands, and co-founded the MKS
Social movements and organizing · Solidarity (Solidarność)
1949–
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Jerzy Borowczak Jerzy Borowczak
The shipyard worker who helped launch independent unionism
Social movements and organizing · Solidarity (Solidarność)
1957–