lech walesa

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Lech Walesa (born 1943), winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1983, president of Poland after the fall of communism until 1995, Polish labor leader
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the President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. He was leader of the trade union Solidarity during the 1980s and became popular in western countries for his opposition to Poland's Communist government. After losing the 1995 elections, Walesa became an ordinary citizen again (1943- ). born Sept. 29, 1943, Popowo, near Wocawek, Pol. Polish labour leader and president of Poland (1990-95). An electrician, he worked in the Lenin Shipyard at Gdask, 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 Solidarity trade union. The union was banned in 1981, and he was detained into 1982. In 1983 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace; fearing involuntary exile, he remained in Poland while his wife, Danuta, traveled to Norway to accept the prize on his behalf. He continued to direct the outlawed union until it received legal recognition in 1988. Solidarity won an overwhelming victory in free elections in June 1989, and after Waesa refused to form a coalition government with the communists, the Parliament was forced to accept a Solidarity-led government, though Waesa himself refused to serve as premier. In 1990 he won Poland's first direct presidential election by a landslide, and he helped guide Poland into a free-market economy. His confrontational style eroded his popularity, and he was narrowly defeated in his bid for reelection in 1995
(born 1943) winner of the Nobel peace prize in 1983, president of Poland after the fall of communism until 1995, Polish labor leader