Lech Wałęsa
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 83) Popowo, Poland |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Spouse(s) | Danuta Wałęsa |
| Profession | Electrician |
Lech Walesa (Polish: Lech Wałęsa (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 Media
Wałęsa during the strike at the Lenin Shipyard, August 1980
Wałęsa signs autographs during the strike in August 1980.
Graphical summary of Lech Wałęsa's approval rating polls
U.S. President George H. W. Bush meets privately with Wałęsa, November 1989.
From National press club Feb 20, 1998 © copyright John Mathew Smith 2001
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
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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
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