Iran and Poland

If we are expecting a quick change in the government of Iran: in Poland, Solidarity was created in 1980 and talks between Solidarity and the government reached an impasse in 1981. The result was 2+ years of martial law. Eventually, 1988, Solidarity was re-legalized, and, in 1989, won the majority of seats in the new government. That is still revolutionary change. But whole lives are lived in the in-between time. (Taken from The Fall of Communism in Poland: A Chronology)