I think the timeline of Poland's way to independence. 1980- Lech Walesa started the Solidarityorganization by combining laborunion due to invasion in Gdansk Lech Walesa called for a stop tothe public protests and offeredpeace. 1981-The communist government inPoland declared martial law,banned Solidarity, and arrestedLech Walesa. The government released LechWalesa due to endless publicprotests.
1983- The Communist government liftedthe martial law in Poland. 1989-Pope John Paul II visited LechWalesa and gave him advice. At the same time,<span> The government lifted the ban</span>on Solidarity.
Then around 1990, Lech Walesa won the first freepresidential elections in Poland.