KnowraEdward GierekLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Edward Gierek, each with the reason it gives.All 6Related 6SolidarityRelated: His government’s economic crisis and response to labor unrest formed the setting for Solidarity’s rise.Polish People's RepublicRelated: His debt-financed modernization preceded economic crisis and mass unrest.Polish United Workers' PartyRelated: His economic program and its collapse shaped the party's final decade of dominance.Władysław GomułkaRelated: Gierek replaced him after the Baltic protests forced the leadership change.Martial law in PolandRelated: His government’s economic difficulties and 1980 strikes preceded the change in leadership.Wojciech JaruzelskiRelated: Gierek’s rule preceded the crises that Jaruzelski inherited as party leader.