After the fall of the Communists in 1989, Poland joined NATO in 1999 & this economic group of nations on May 1, 2004
The collapse of Communism (and of the Soviet Union) led 
commentators to ... numerous Eastern Bloc countries joining NATO and the 
European Union, .... A wave of strikes hit Poland in April and May 1988, and a 
second wave... [DOC] [TLE] History of Poland (1989present) - Wikipedia [PAR] In 19891991, Poland engaged in a democratic transition which put an end to 
the People's ... After ten years of democratic consolidation, Poland joined NATO 
in 1999 and the ... economic decline led to waves of strikes across the country in 
April, May and ...