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GDANSK, Poland, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- An open-air mass was held in Poland Wednesday at the Gdansk shipyard gates to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Solidarity trade union.
The founder of the first non-governmental trade union, Lech Walesa, spoke at the ceremony, which was attended by EU Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso and German President Horst Koehler, the BBC said.
Solidarity was officially recognized on Aug. 31, 1980, and is credited with playing a key role in the collapse of the Soviet communist government.
In 1980, Walesa was an unemployed electrician who led the Gdansk strike that led to the formation of Solidarity. He went on to become the country's president.
He told the BBC he was proud of the group's historical impact.
"The European Union couldn't have expanded, the unification of Germany would not have been possible," he said, "and other countries wouldn't have got their freedom if the Poles had not broken the Soviet bear's teeth."
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