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| Martial law is declared in Poland, and Solidarnosc is banned (1982) | |
Copyright Masaru HASHIMOTO
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| WALESA The Polish government, which feared a Soviet intervention against the workers' struggle for democratization, declared martial law, and banned the labor union Solidarnosc. The leader, Lech Walesa, was put under house arrest. | |