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Lech Wałęsa

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Lech Wałęsa

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President of Poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943)

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Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, electrician, trade unionist, and dissident. Born in Popowo in 1943, he is a member of the Solidarity and Związek Młodzieży Socjalistycznej organizations. He also belonged to the Solidarity Electoral Action political party. His political ideology encompasses democracy and anti-communism. Wałęsa served as the President of the Republic of Poland and was a candidate in the 1990 Polish presidential election.

He has received several awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, the Order of the White Eagle, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His recognition is noted in the Nobel Peace collection and the Presidential Medal Of Freedom collection. Wałęsa is Catholic and speaks Polish. He is married to Danuta Wałęsa, and they have a child named Jarosław Wałęsa.

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Popowo, kujawsko-pomorskie, Polska

Lech 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. A shipyard electrician by trade, Wałęsa became the leader of…

Known for

  • In the Grip of Gazprom — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
  • Der General und der Elektriker: Machtkampf in Polen — Self2023
  • Be Somebody — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
  • Intervision Song Contest - schlager i kalla krigets skugga — Self2022
  • Stalin and the Katyn Massacre — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Tylko nie mów nikomu — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Meeting Gorbachev — Self2019
  • Solidarność: How Solidarity Changed Europe — Self - Politician (archive footage)2019
  • 1979: Big Bang of the Present — Self - Shipyard Worker (1979)2019
  • 1989 — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2019

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Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize1983

    “for non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland”

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Lech
Gender
male
Citizenship
Poland
Place of birth
Popowo
Spouse
Danuta Wałęsa
Occupation
anti-communist
Position held
President of the Republic of Poland
Political party
Solidarity Electoral Action
Languages spoken
Polish
Native language
Polish
Religion
Catholic Church
Image
Lech Walesa ITB 2011.jpg
Political ideology
anti-communism
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Lech Wałęsa
member of
Związek Młodzieży Socjalistycznej
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Category:Lech Wałęsa
date of birth
1943-09-29
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Lech Wałęsa
ethnic group
Poles
name in native language
Lech Wałęsa
candidacy in election
1990 Polish presidential election
facial hair
walrus moustache
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Leader of Solidarity (1980–1991)

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