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Events relating to poland
The trade union movement Solidarnośc (Solidarity) is declared illegal by the Polish government
Polish union leader and activist Lech Walesa is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki's opera The Black Mask is premiered in Salzburg
Elections in Poland bring Solidarnośc nation-wide success, and the party is soon at the head of a coalition government
Solidarnośc leader Lech Walesa wins Poland's first free presidential election
Ten new member states (Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czech republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungrary, Malta, Cyprus) join the European Union
A plane carrying the president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and other high Polish officials crashes on the way to a commemoration of the Katyn massacre, killing all 96 people on board
