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Lech Wałęsa is a Polish statesman, former dissident, politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. He has received multiple awards and honors from national governments, universities, and other non-governmental organisations including the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize.
Lech Wałęsa [a] (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlɛɣ vaˈwɛ̃sa] ⓘ; 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.
The Peace Prize is presented annually in Oslo, in the presence of the King of Norway, on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death, and is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm. [5] Unlike the other prizes, the Peace Prize is occasionally awarded to an organisation (such as the International Committee of the Red Cross , a three ...
The Nobel Prize. This is a list of Nobel laureates who are Poles (ethnic) or Polish (citizenship). The Nobel Prize is a set of annual international awards bestowed on "those who conferred the greatest benefit on humankind", first instituted in 1901. Since 1903, there have been eighteen Poles who were awarded nineteen Nobel Prizes.
For jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978. [19] (Jointly awarded to two world leaders Muhammad Anwar el–Sadat and Menachem Begin) Menachem Begin (1913–1992) Israel: 6th Prime Minister of Israel (21 June 1977 – 10 October 1983) Lech Walesa (born 1943) 1983 Poland: President of Poland (22 December 1990 – 22 ...
Shared the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize with Tobias Asser. [105] Elihu Root [br] February 5, 1845 Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States February 7, 1937 New York City, United States 1909, 1910, [106] 1913: Won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize but was awarded the following year. [107] Nagao Ariga (Aruga) November 13, 1860 Osaka, Japan May 17, 1921 ...
The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.
The 1969 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations agency International Labour Organization (founded in 1919) "for creating international legislation insuring certain norms for working conditions in every country." [1] The agency became the ninth organization awarded with a Nobel Prize.