Anna Walentynowicz
Anna Walentynowicz was a Polish shipyard worker and activist, known for her pivotal role in the establishment of the Solidarity movement in Poland. Her dismissal from the Gdańsk Shipyard in August 1980 sparked a massive strike that led to the formation of the first independent trade union in a Soviet bloc country, marking a significant step towards the end of communist rule in Eastern Europe.
Born on Sep 07, 1929 (96 years old)
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Anna Walentynowicz was an activist whose dismissal triggered the major strikes in Poland in 1980.
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