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OCR: THE FALL OF COMMUNISM EASTERN EUROPE OVERVIEW NEW ORDER SOLDA SOLD POLAND SOVIET UNION EAST GERMANY EASTERN EUROPE CZECHOSLOVAKIA LEADERS Starting the pro-democracy movement, Solidarity in Poland POLAND The Solidarity union in Poland, led by Lech Walesa, campaigned for workers' rights, better conditions, RUMANIA and freedom from Communist rule. The union was banned in 1982, but in 1989 the Communists reached agreement on a power-sharing deal with Solidarity. CHRONOLOGY .. NEWSFLASH ...