1. Walesa, Lech | Course-Notes.Org (1943 ) Polish labor union leader, Nobel laureate, and President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. He was instrumental in the collapse of communism in Poland and throughout Eastern http://www.course-notes.org/glossary/term/Walesa_Lech

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3. Lech Walesa Biography Lech Walesa biography and related resources. Lech Wałesa (pronounced lekh vawen-sah, born September 29, 1943, Popowo, Poland) - Polish electrician, trade union activist, human http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Walesa_Lech.html

Biography Base Home Link To Us Search Biographies: Browse Biographies A B C D ... Z Lech Walesa Biography (pronounced [:lekh va-:wen-sah], born September 29, 1943, Popowo, Poland) - Polish electrician, trade union activist, human rights fighter and politician. List of basic dates and facts: 1970 - member of the illegal strike committee in Gdansk Shipyard. After the bloody end of the strike (more than 80 workers killed by the riot police) - arrested and convicted for "anti social behaviour" - spent one year in prison. 1976 - lost his job in Gdansk Shipyard for collecting signatures for a petition to build a memorial for the killed workers. Due to his being on an informal blacklist he couldn't find another job and lived thanks to his friends' personal help. 1979 - arrested several times for organising an "anti-state" organisation, but not found guilty in court and released at the beginning of 1980. 1983 - applied to come back to Gdansk Shipyard to his former position as a simple electrician. Formally treated as "simple worker", he was practically imprisoned in his home since 1987. 1987-1990 Organised and led "half-illegal" Temporary Executive Committee of Solidarity Trade Union.

4. Lech Wałęsa - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Lech Wałęsa is a Polish politician, tradeunion organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity (Solidarność), the Soviet bloc's first http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lech_Wałęsa

Lech Wałęsa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search "Wałęsa" redirects here. For other uses, see Wałęsa (disambiguation) His Excellency Lech Wałęsa GCB OMRI RoKavKMO GCollH ... Aleksander Kwaśniewski Chairperson of Solidarity Position established Marian Krzaklewski Born 29 September 1943 Popowo Poland Solidarity Electoral Action Spouse(s) Danuta Gołoś Profession Electrician Religion Roman Catholicism Lech Wałęsa [ˈlɛx vaˈwɛ̃sa] help info /lɛk vəˈwɛnsə/ born 29 September 1943) is a Polish politician trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity Solidarność ), the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union , won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland Wałęsa was an electrician by trade, with no higher education . Soon after beginning work at the Gdańsk (then, "Lenin") Shipyards , he became a trade-union activist. For this he was persecuted by the Polish communist government , placed under surveillance, fired in 1976, and arrested several times. In August 1980 he was instrumental in negotiations that led to the ground-breaking Gdańsk Agreement between striking workers and the government, and he became a co-founder of the

5. Walesa, Lech Walesa, Lech (1943) Lech Walesa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. After graduating from vocational school, he worked as a car mechanic at http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/Biographies/MainBiographies/W/Walesa/Walesa.

Walesa, Lech Lech Walesa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. After graduating from vocational school, he worked as a car mechanic at a machine center from 1961 to 1965. He served in the army for two years, rose to the rank of corporal, and in 1967 was employed in the Gdansk shipyards as an electrician. In 1969 he married Danuta Golos and they have eight children. During the clash in December 1970 between the workers and the government, he was one of the leaders of the shipyard workers and was briefly detained. In 1976, however, as a result of his activities as a shop steward, he was fired and had to earn his living by taking temporary jobs. In 1978 with other activists he began to organise free non-communist trade unions and took part in many actions on the sea coast. He was kept under surveillance by the state security service and frequently detained. In August 1980 he led the Gdansk shipyard strike which gave rise to a wave of strikes over much of the country with Walesa seen as the leader. The primary demands were for workers' rights. The authorities were forced to capitulate and to negotiate with Walesa the Gdansk Agreement of August 31, 1980, which gave the workers the right to strike and to organise their own independent union.

6. Walesa, Lech Definition Of Walesa, Lech In The Free Online Encyclopedia. Wałęsa, Lech (lĕkh v wĕn`zə), 1943–, Polish labor and political leader. He worked as an electrician at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk but was dismissed in 1976 for his http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Walesa, Lech

7. My Opinion About The Former President Walesa, Lech The President that never read a single book, but managed to write one. A few reflections on the subject of Poland s first president. Every country has My Opinion about the Former http://www.polishforums.com/archives/2005_2007/history-poland-34/opinion-former-

LIVE FORUMS ARCHIVES LIVE Witamy in PolishForums Archive, Guest Archives History of Poland posts: My Opinion about the Former President Walesa, Lech Robak Dec 22, 05, 23:34 There is a fable by Andersen about the Chinese Emperor that was naked. Until a small, naïve boy announced the fact; no one was able to see the shocking reality. It seems that the current social position of a person makes him not only immune to critic; it makes all his shortcomings and faults simply invisible. From the sidelines, I have watched the comet-like career of the first Polish now ex-president of the after-communist era and was always as equally astonished. A simple shipyard worker with hardly any education and no understanding of the world around him - and if that was not enough, with a very poor command of the Polish language - became suddenly, according to the media, the savior of the Polish nation, even more than that, the savior of East Europe. Reading the newspapers you would be inclined to believe that we have experienced the unannounced arrival of a new Messiah, the fact that could be possibly confirmed by looking at the lapel of "Messiah's" jacket adorned by a giant picture of Madonna. (The man has simply no taste.) Mr. Walesa, the same man that on several occasions, both publicly and proudly declared that he never read a single book in his life - and that he was proud of it - was by popular vote given the highest, most responsible, and possibly, the most demanding office in the new Republic. (Would you buy a used car from this man?)

8. Lech Walesa - Biography Nobelprize.org, The Official Web Site of the Nobel Prize http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/walesa-bio.html

Home FAQ Press Contact Us ... Nobel Peace Prize Lech Walesa - Biography About the Nobel Prizes Facts and Lists Nobel Prize in Physics Nobel Prize in Chemistry ... Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies Sort and list Nobel Prizes and Nobel Laureates Create a List All Nobel Prizes Nobel Prize Awarded Organizations Women Nobel Laureates Nobel Laureates and Universities Prize category: Physics Chemistry Medicine Literature Peace Economics The Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Lech Walesa The Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Summary Press Release Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony ... Other Resources Biography Lech Walesa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. After graduating from vocational school, he worked as a car mechanic at a machine center from 1961 to 1965. He served in the army for two years, rose to the rank of corporal, and in 1967 was employed in the Gdansk shipyards as an electrician. In 1969 he married Danuta Golos and they have eight children. During the clash in December 1970 between the workers and the government, he was one of the leaders of the shipyard workers and was briefly detained. In 1976, however, as a result of his activities as a shop steward, he was fired and had to earn his living by taking temporary jobs. In 1978 with other activists he began to organise free non-communist trade unions and took part in many actions on the sea coast. He was kept under surveillance by the state security service and frequently detained.

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10. Walesa, Lech - Astro-Databank, Lech Walesa Horoscope, Born 29 September 1943 In Astrology data, biography and horoscope chart of Lech Walesa born on 29 September 1943 Popow, Poland http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Walesa,_Lech

Walesa, Lech From Astro-Databank Jump to: navigation search Lech Walesa natal chart (Placidus) natal chart English style (Equal houses) Lech Walesa Name Walesa, Lech Gender : M born on 29 September 1943 at 03:30 (= 03:30 AM ) Place Popow, Poland, Timezone MEWT h2e (is war time) Data source Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B Astrology data Asc. add Lech Walesa to 'my astro' Biography Polish union leader who led the Polish Solidarity Movement, a labor strike of 500 days of social revolution, in 1980. As the head of the trade union, he also was elected the Chairman of the Committee in 1980. Being politically moderate, a devout Catholic, and a man of integrity, he won the Nobel Peace Prize on 10/05/1983. Earlier, on 12/31/1980, he had gone underground when martial law was declared in Poland, but was arrested the same month. He was one of seven kids raised on a small farm and life was hard, as the Nazis imprisoned his father in a concentration camp during his childhood. On 11/19/1995, in a stunning upset, he was defeated by a slim margin by Aleksander Kwasniewski. His authoritarian style and stubbornness cost him much needed support. Link to Wikipedia biography Events Crime : Arrest December 1981 (Political crimes) Social : Secret activity 31 December 1981 (Goes underground) Work : Prize 5 October 1983 (Nobel Peace Prize) Work : Lose social status 19 November 1995 (Loses to Aleksander Kwasniewski) Source Notes LMR quotes autobiography "A Way of Hope," 1987, p.25.

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12. Walesa, Lech | Define Walesa, Lech At Dictionary.com Cultural Dictionary Walesa, Lech ( lek vah wen -suh) A Polish labor leader and politician of the twentieth century, known for the success of Solidarity , an independent http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/walesa, lech?qsrc=2446

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15. Commanding Heights : Lech Walesa | On PBS Walesa won the presidency in 1990 and held it until 1995. Walesa, Lech. Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia 2001. (c) 19932000 Microsoft Corporation. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitextlo/prof_lechwalesa.html

Interview Profile Video Print PDF Lech Walesa (b. 1943) Trained as an electrician, Lech Walesa assumed leadership of the independent trade union Solidarity and played a key role in leading Poland out of Soviet domination. Walesa won the presidency in 1990 and held it until 1995. Profile Polish labor union activist, Nobel laureate, and president of Poland (1990-1995), Lech Walesa rose to international fame in August 1980 as the leader of the independent trade union Solidarity. Solidarity played a decisive role in bringing down communism not only in Poland but throughout Eastern and Central Europe. Walesa was one of eight children born into a Catholic worker-peasant family in Popowa, a village between Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and Gdansk, on the Baltic coast. He received a primary education, trained as an electrician in a local agricultural-machinery college, and began work in 1961. In 1967 he left home to find work as an electrician at the huge state-owned Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk. In December 1970 Walesa participated in protests that erupted along the Baltic seaboard after the Polish government imposed drastic increases in food prices. In the months that followed, open debate between Solidarity, the Communist Party, and the Roman Catholic Church blossomed while the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and its aging leadership under Leonid Brezhnev looked on anxiously. In Poland the economic situation deteriorated so much that rationing of basic foodstuffs had to be introduced. On December 13, 1981, General Wojciech Jaruzelski, Poland's head of government, declared martial law. Solidarity was banned and Walesa was arrested and interned. He was released in November 1982 and martial law was lifted in July 1983. That December Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, partly to maintain pressure on the Polish authorities. Afraid that he would not be readmitted if he left the country to collect the prize, Walesa remained in Poland. His wife Danuta traveled to Oslo, Norway, on her husband's behalf.

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18. Walesa, Lech Wa l e sa, Lech (b. Sept. 29, 1943, Popowo, near W l oc l awek, Pol.), president of Poland (from December 1990), labour activist, and chairman (198090) of communist Poland's first http://www.uv.es/EBRIT/micro/micro_629_24.html

Britannica CD Index Articles Dictionary Help Wa l e sa, Lech (b . Sept. 29, 1943, Popowo, near W l oc l awek, Pol.), president of Poland (from December 1990), labour activist, and chairman (1980-90) of communist Poland's first independent trade union, Solidarity q .v. ). He was a charismatic leader of millions of Polish workers, and he received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1983. Wa l e sa, the son of a carpenter, received only primary and vocational education and in 1967 began work as an electrician at the huge Lenin Shipyard in Gda n sk. Having witnessed the gunning down of street demonstrators there in 1970, he took up the struggle for truly free trade unions in Poland. On Aug. 14, 1980, during protests at the Lenin shipyards caused by an increase in food prices and the dismissal of Wa l e sa and two other union activists, Wa l e sa climbed over the wall and appealed to 17,000 workers to strike. He was then elected head of a strike committee to negotiate with management. Three days later the strikers' demands were conceded; but, when strikers in other Gda n sk enterprises asked Wa l e sa to continue his strike out of solidarity, he immediately agreed. An Interfactory Strike Committee uniting the enterprises of the Gda

19. Abstracts: Carey, Ronald. Hoffa, James P. Walesa, Lech - History Article Abstract Ronald Carey started his fiveyear term of office on Feb 1, 1992 after being elected by 48% of the 1,600,000 teamster membership. http://www.faqs.org/abstracts/History/Carey-Ronald-Hoffa-James-P.html

@import "/abstracts/css/default.css"; Abstracts search Faqs.org homepage Abstracts index History Carey, Ronald Article Abstract: Ronald Carey started his five-year term of office on Feb 1, 1992 after being elected by 48% of the 1,600,000 teamster membership. Among his first acts were cutting his salary by $50,000 and selling off luxury teamster property such as limousines, aircraft and a condominium in Puerto Rico. Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co. Publication Name: Current Biography Subject: History ISSN: Year: Carey, Ron (American labor activist) User Contributions: Comment about this article or add new information about this topic: Comment: (50-4000 characters) Name: E-mail: Security Code: Display my email: Walesa, Lech Article Abstract: Walesa, who was born in 1943 in Popowo, Poland, helped end Communist rule in Poland. He received widespread support from the Polish public for his leadership of the labor union Solidarity. One of his major accomplishments was helping Polish workers gain the right to strike. Publisher: H.W. Wilson Co.

20. Walesa, Lech - Culture Definition of Walesa, Lech from The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. http://culture.yourdictionary.com/walesa-lech

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