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45th Anniversary Of The Gdansk Agreement In Poland
GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31: Andrzej Gwiazda, 90, Polish trade unionist and co-founder of the Free Trade Unions of the Coast, is pictured smoking a cigarette with his wife Joanna Duda-Gwiazda in front of Gate No. 2 of the Gdansk Shipyard on the 45th anniversary of the Gdansk Agreement in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. The couple, both prominent figures in the Solidarity movement, played key roles in Poland’s democratic opposition, participating in the 1980 shipyard strikes and continuing their activism through the country’s transition from communism. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)
