World War II veterans in this country known as "cursed soldiers" continued to oppose its postwargovernment as late as 1963. In this country, increased food prices in June 1976 caused a series of strikesthat led to the creation of the KOR. Nine coal miners were killed here when the ZOMO riot policeopened fire on protesters outside Wujek (VOO-yeck). A major August 1980 strike in this country wassparked by the firing of an activist from the Lenin shipyard. That strike led to this country's leaderEdward Gierek (GYEH-reck) accepting the 21 demands of MKS. The 1989 Round Table Talks here led tofree elections and the end of Wojciech Jaruzelski's (VOY-chekh yah-roo-ZEL-ski's) rule. For 10 points, namethis native country of Pope John Paul II where t
World War II veterans in this country known as "cursed soldiers" continued to oppose its postwargovernment as late as 1963. In this country, increased food prices in June 1976 caused a series of strikesthat led to the creation of the KOR. Nine coal miners were killed here when the ZOMO riot policeopened fire on protesters outside Wujek (VOO-yeck). A major August 1980 strike in this country wassparked by the firing of an activist from the Lenin shipyard. That strike led to this country's leaderEdward Gierek (GYEH-reck) accepting the 21 demands of MKS. The 1989 Round Table Talks here led tofree elections and the end of Wojciech Jaruzelski's (VOY-chekh yah-roo-ZEL-ski's) rule. For 10 points, namethis native country of Pope John Paul II where the trade union Solidarity was led by Lech Wałęsa (vahWEN-sah).
World War II veterans in this country known as "cursed soldiers" continued to oppose its postwargovernment as late as 1963.