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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1983, Jan | |
| Officially sponsored trade unions were formed to replace Solidarity. | 1 |
| May–June | |
| Pope John Paul II visited Poland, met with Jaruzelski and Walesa, and criticized the authorities for imposing martial law. | 2 |
| July 21 | |
| President Henryk Jablonski declared the end of the emergency and introduced an amnesty proposal in Parliament. Solidarity and Social Self-Defense Committee members were not included in the amnesty. | 3 |
| Oct | |
| The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Lech Walesa. | 4 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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