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Wałęsa following the signing of the Gdańsk Agreement. Recorded 31 August 1980. Lech Wałęsa [a] [b] (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 ...
Lech Wałęsa (born September 29, 1943, Popowo, near Włocławek, Poland) is a labour activist who helped form and led (1980–90) communist Poland’s first independent trade union, Solidarity. The charismatic leader of millions of Polish workers, he went on to become the president of Poland (1990–95).
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Learn about the life and achievements of Lech Wałęsa, the leader of the Solidarity movement and the first democratically elected president of Poland. Find out how he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for workers' rights and human rights in Poland.
Sep 29, 2013 · Lech Wałęsa The Nobel Peace Prize 1983 . Born: 29 September 1943, Popowo, Poland . Residence at the time of the award: Poland . Role: Trade union leader (Solidaritet) Prize motivation: “for non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland” Prize share: 1/1
Lech Wałęsa (born in 1943), a politician, former chairman of the independent self governing trade union “solidarity” (nszz “solidarność”) and President of the Republic of Poland. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the nation’s problems through negotiations and working together without violence.
Learn about the life and achievements of Lech Wałęsa, the legendary leader of the anti-communist movement in Poland and the first president of free Poland. Discover how he fought for freedom, won the Nobel Peace Prize, and promoted solidarity around the world.
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Lech Wałęsa received the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland. He led the Solidarity movement, which challenged the Communist party's monopoly on power and paved the way for democracy in Poland.
