In 1989, the Solidarity Movement, led by Lech Walesa and aided by four key spiritual and intellectual figures, won the first partially free election under Communist rule. This accomplishment set off a chain reaction that spread across the country and Europe, bringing down the Communists and culminating in the fall of the Berlin Wall.
En 1989, le mouvement Solidarité, dirigé par Lech Walesa et soutenu par quatre figures spirituelles et intellectuelles marquantes, a remporté les premières élections partiellement libres sous le régime communiste.