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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.
Wałęsa in 2009. 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.
Walesa: Man of Hope (Polish: Wałęsa. Człowiek z nadziei [vaˈwɛ̃sa ˈt͡ʂwɔvjɛɡ z naˈd͡ʑɛ.i]) is a 2013 Polish biopic film directed by Andrzej Wajda, starring Robert Więckiewicz as Lech Wałęsa. Wajda stated at Kraków's Off Plus Camera Film Festival in April 2012 that he foresaw trouble following the film's release. [7]
On 2 September Lech Wałęsa appeared in the July Manifesto coalmine, the last place that continued the strike. After his appeal, and a long argument, the miners decided to give up. The strike at July Manifesto was the longest one of Communist Poland. [17]
Lech Wałęsa [13] Peace "founder of Solidarność; campaigner for human rights" 1992 Jerzy Charpak [14] Physics "for his invention and development of particle detectors, in particular the multiwire proportional chamber" 1994 Shimon Peres [15] Peace "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East" 1995 Józef Rotblat [16] Peace
He is the author of a biography of Lech Wałęsa entitled "Lech Wałęsa – idea i historia. Biografia polityczna legendarnego przywódcy „Solidarności" do 1988 roku" (Lech Wałęsa - idea and history. Biography of Solidarity's legendary political leader to 1988). Between 2022 and 2024 he was Consul-General of Poland in Chicago.
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