Zbigniew Bujak (born 29 November 1954) is a former Polish activist and anti-Communist dissident.
Bujak was an electrician and foreman in 1980 at theUrsustractor factory nearWarsaw,Poland. He became engaged withtrade union activists, and during thestrike action, he organized strike committees at the Ursus factory. He became chairman of the WarsawSolidarity branch in September 1980 and was one of the few Solidarity leaders who escaped arrest in 1981 aftermartial law in Poland was declared to break Solidarity. He became one of the leaders of the Solidarity's underground movement, organizing underground committees including underground press and radio. He was finally arrested in 1986, becoming the last Solidarity leader to be captured. Soon afterwards, he was released in generalamnesty, and participated inPolish Round Table Talks with the government in 1989. He was elected to theSejm (Polish parliament) in the1989 elections. In the 1990s he joinedright-wing,liberal political parties, including theCitizens' Movement for Democratic Action,Democratic Union andFreedom Union. In 1992, he helped found theLabour Union (UP) party and was one of the party's leading members. He won a seat to the Sejm at the 1993 legislative elections, representing UP, and served as a member of parliament until 1997. He also held the position of chairman ofGłówny Urząd Ceł (Main Tariff's Office). In the 2000s (decade), after his 2002 defeat for the post ofmayor of Warsaw, he stopped participating actively in politics.
Bujak was a recipient of theRobert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 1986.[1]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Academics | |
| People | |
| Other | |
