Lech Wałęsa - Wikipedia
WEBLech Wałęsa (born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the president of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election , Wałęsa became the first democratically elected president of Poland since 1926 and the first-ever Polish president elected by popular vote .
Lech Walesa | Biography, Solidarity, Nobel Prize, & Facts
WEBApr 15, 2024 · Lech Walesa, labor activist who helped form and led (1980–90) Poland’s first independent trade union, Solidarity, and later was president of the country (1990–95). He received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1983. Learn more about Walesa’s life and career.
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
WEBLearn about the life and achievements of Lech Walesa, the Polish leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his struggle against communism.
Lech Walesa | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 21, 2018 · Lech Walesa (born 1943), charismatic leader of Solidarity, the independent trade union movement in Poland, was awarded the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his valiant struggle to secure workers' rights through negotiation and peaceful means.
Lech Walesa | Academy of Achievement
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · In 1990 Lech Walesa, the former shipyard electrician, was elected President of Poland, an office he held for the next five years. TIME magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the past century. Lech Walesa's courage helped bring about the disintegration of the Eastern Bloc and the end of the Cold War.
Polish hero Lech Walesa: From electrician to president - NBC News
WEBDec 19, 2012 · An electrician by trade, Lech Walesa formed Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union. He went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and served as president of...
Lech Wałęsa summary | Britannica
WEBLech Wałęsa, (born Sept. 29, 1943, Popowo, near Włocławek, Pol.), Polish labour leader and president of Poland (1990–95). An electrician, he worked in the Lenin Shipyard at Gdańsk, Pol. (1967–76), but he was fired for his antigovernment activities. In 1980 he joined workers in a strike and soon became leader of the Solidaritytrade union.
Biography • Fundacja Instytut Lecha Wałęsy - walesa.org
WEBBIOGRAPHY. Lech Wałęsa is the legendary leader of the “Solidarity” movement and the author of its victory in 1989 over the communist regime in Poland. His life in inseparably connected with the Polish history and Poland’s way to freedom. Lech Wałęsa was born on 29th October 1943.
Lech Walesa wins the Nobel Peace Prize - archive, 1983
WEBNov 14, 2018 · 6 October 1983. by Michael Simmons. Mr Lech Walesa said yesterday after the announcement that he had been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize that he would ask a relative to accept the prize on his...
Lech Wałęsa - Wikiwand
WEBLech Wałęsa (born 29 September 1943) is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the president of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Wałęsa became the first democratically elected president of Poland since 1926 and the first-ever Polish president elected by popular vote.
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