Calendar

May 1989

7
German Democratic Republic: Communal elections in GDR; blatant election fraud is one of the factors consolidating the opposition movements.
8
Poland: The first issue of “Gazeta Wyborcza” (Election Gazette) is published; it is the first independent daily newspaper in the East-Central Europe.
16
Poland: In Cracow, three days’ violent demonstrations start; protesters demand free elections and the withdrawal of the Soviet Army from Poland.
19
Bulgaria: Pacification of the Turkish minority protest results in 7 fatalities.
23
Poland: The refusal to register the Independent Students’ Union (Niezależne Zrzeszenie Studentów) triggers a series of demonstrations and strikes at universities.