Free elections were held in June and on 24 August Solidarność member Tadeusz Mazowiecki became the first non-Communist leader in Central and Eastern Europe since the war.
1989. gada 24. augustā Solidaritātes pārstāvis Tadeušs Mazoveckis ( Tadeusz Mazowiecki ) kļuva par premjerministru, pateicoties komunistu pārstāvja nespējai izveidot kabinetu.