Question

What happened in Poland in 1989?

a) Many solidarity candidates were voted out of office.
b)Workers finally were given the right to form unions.
c)The Polish government banned all workers’ unions.
d)Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.

Answer 1

Lech Walesa became the first freely elected president.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "D".

Due to the growing social unrest against the Communist government in Poland in 1989, a series of talks were held between the banned trade union named "Solidarity" and the government. This laid path to the establishment of a democratic government in Poland, as the office of President and the Senate, was introduced.

Lech Walesa, who at the time was a political activist and leader of "Solidarity", became the President of Poland at the elections of June 4th, 1989.