Lech Wałęsa
Lech Walesa (Polish: [Lech Wałęsa] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (pronounced [lɛx vaˈwɛ̃sa]); born September 29, 1943) is a Polish shipyard worker, trade unionist and a politician who used to be the leader of Solidarity and the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995.[1] Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.
Lech Wałęsa | |
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| President of Poland | |
| In office December 22, 1990 – December 22, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Wojciech Jaruzelski (in country)/Ryszard Kaczorowski (in exile) |
| Succeeded by | Aleksander Kwaśniewski |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1943
(aged 82) Popowo, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Spouse(s) | Danuta Wałęsa |
| Profession | electrician |
Lech Wałęsa Media
Wojciech Harasiewicz with Lech Wałęsa
Wałęsa during the strike at the Lenin Shipyard, August 1980
Wałęsa signs autographs during the strike in August 1980.
U.S. President Bush meets privately with Wałęsa, November 1989.
Wałęsa giving a speech at the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan in 1996
Wałęsa speaks at a tourism trade fair in Berlin, 2011.
Wałęsa speaks on VIII European Economic Forum, 2015.
Signature Lech Wałęsa-Bolek on the collaboration agreement with Security Service from the Kiszczak archives
Wałęsa receiving the Ronald Reagan Freedom Award, 2011
Premiere of Walesa. Man of Hope in Warsaw, 2013
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References
- ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/lech-walesa-12103200 Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine Lech Walesa. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 09:19, Sep 22, 2014