Editing Gniezno (section)

===Post-war period===
[[File:Ioannes Paulus II, pilgrim to Poland, Gniezno, Tumska Street (1),1979.jpg|thumb|Gniezno during the visit of [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1979]]
In August 1980, employees of local factories joined the nationwide anti-communist strikes,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Zwiernik|first=Przemysław|year=2011|title=Opór społeczny i opozycja w epoce Gierka|magazine=Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej|language=pl|publisher=[[Institute of National Remembrance|IPN]]|issue=5–6 (126–127)|page=131|issn=1641-9561}}</ref> which led to the foundation of the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] organization, which played a central role in the end of communist rule in Poland. In 1979 and 1997, [[Pope John Paul II]] visited Gniezno. During the second visit, celebrations took place on the millennial anniversary of the death of [[Adalbert of Prague|St. Adalbert]] with the participation of presidents of seven [[Central Europe]]an countries and 280,000 pilgrims from Poland and the world.<ref name=gni/> In 2000, the millennial anniversary of the [[Congress of Gniezno]] was celebrated and on this occasion the [[Sejm]] was held in Gniezno, the only one held outside of [[Warsaw]] in recent decades.