1. Lech Walesa,Legend,Lech Walesa,Without Walesa, The Occupation Strike In The Leni A leader of the Solidarity movement that lead the Poles out of communism. Includes a brief biography. http://www.4to40.com/legends/index.asp?article=legends_lechwalesa

2. Lech Walesa - Biography Lech walesa lech Walesa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. Lech Walesa and His Poland. New York Continuum, 1987. http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1983/walesa-bio.html

HOME SITE HELP ABOUT SEARCH ... EDUCATIONAL 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. The Catholic Church supported the movement, and in January 1981 Walesa was cordially received by Pope John Paul II in the Vatican. Walesa himself has always regarded his Catholicism as a source of strength and inspiration. In the years 1980-81 Walesa travelled to Italy, Japan, Sweden, France and Switzerland as guest of the

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12. Lech Walesa: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Wa·le·sa ( wälen s?, vä-wen sä ) , Lech Born 1943. Polish labor leader who was president of Poland from 1990–1995. http://www.answers.com/topic/lech-walesa

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia History WordNet Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Lech Walesa Dictionary Wa·le·sa w¤-lĕn sə, v¤-wĕn s¤ Lech Born 1943. Polish labor leader who was president of Poland from 1990–1995. He won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership of the independent trade union Solidarity. 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 antigovernment protests. In 1980 striking workers at the shipyard won his reinstatement, and he assumed leadership of the independent trade union Solidarity . A moderate, he gained numerous concessions from the authorities before his arrest and internment in the military crackdown of 1981. He was released in Nov., 1982, and in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1987, he helped block Jaruzelski's reform initiatives by organizing a boycott of the government referendum, and in 1988 he led a series of nationwide strikes. In 1989 he negotiated an agreement with the government under which Solidarity was legalized and allowed to campaign as a political party in the upcoming elections. By the end of Aug., 1989, a Solidarity-led coalition government was in power, but Wałęsa became increasingly critical of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki. In Dec., 1990, Wałęsa was elected president of Poland, defeating Mazowiecki, and resigned his Solidarity post. Wałęsa failed to win reelection in 1995, losing to Aleksander

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Poland on the Web University at Buffalo State University of New York Annotated links to Poland-related information a service of the Polish Academic Information Center NAVIGATION Poland History Historical Personalities Lech Walesa SITEMAP SEARCH Become an info-poland contributor Links Size Comments Lech Walesa: He Dared to Hope www.time.com/time/personoftheyear/../1981.html 9,500 words Time Magazine Man of the Year for 1981 essay. Published on Janary 2, 1982. Lech Walesa Biography www.nobel.se/../1983/walesa-bio.html 610 words The Nobel Foundation's essay on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize Lech Walesa Nobel Lecture www.nobel.se/p../1983/walesa-lecture.html 2,665 words The Nobel Peace Prize Lecture Lech Walesa Acceptance Speech www.nobel.se/../1983/walesa-acceptance.html 2,665 words Acceptance speech upon being presented the Nobel Peace Prize Report broken link: copy its title or url and click here Flag indicates link is to a website in Polish To comment click here or to suggest another link click here Info about studying at the University at Buffalo Info-Poland art and culture history universities ... users' comments

16. Colby Magazine, Winter '99: Lech Walesa Speaks Colby Magazine Winter 1998, Lech Walesa Speaks Lech walesa lech Walesa, the shipyard electrician and Solidarity labor leader who became Poland s first http://www.colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/88n1/hill/2.html

Lech Walesa, the shipyard electrician and Solidarity labor leader who became Poland's first democratically elected president, held the rapt attention of an overflow crowd in Cotter Union on December 7. Speaking through interpreter Magda Iwinska, Walesa said a "century of crime and hatred," which saw tragedies on the scale of the Holocaust and Stalinism, is giving way to what he hopes will be "a century of solidarity," featuring pluralism, open borders and the opportunity for stable peace. Asked about the legacy of communism in Poland he said, "Polish communists were just like radishes. They were red only on the outside." Walesa's appearance generated the largest audience of any speaker in recent years. When the Page Commons Room was full, students jammed into the Fishbowl, Lovejoy 100 and various other campus locations to watch Walesa's speech on closed circuit television. Audio Clips of Walesa's Speach On Gloablism On Russia On Solidarity On Changing Century This page uses real audio, the RealAudio player is available from www.real.com

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Lech Wałęsa From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Lech Walesa Lech Wałęsa Office President of Poland Term of office from December 22 until December 23 Profession Electrician and shipyard worker Political party none, see Solidarity for details Spouse Danuta Wałęsa Date of birth September 29 Place of birth Popowo Poland Date of death Place of death Lech Wałęsa (pronounced 'lɛx va'wɛ̃ŋsa , born September 29 Popowo Poland ) is a Polish politician, a former trade union and human rights activist, and also a former electrician. He co-founded Solidarity Solidarność ), the Soviet bloc 's first independent trade union , won the Nobel Peace Prize in , and served as President of Poland from to (succeeded by Aleksander Kwaśniewski edit Biography Lech Wałęsa was born on September 29 in Popowo, Poland , to a carpenter and his wife. He attended primary and vocational school, before entering Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk Stocznia Gdańska im. Lenina , now Stocznia Gdańska ) as an electrical technician in . In he married Danuta Gołoś, and the couple now have eight children. He was a member of the illegal strike committee in Gdańsk Shipyard in . After the bloody end of the strike, resulting in over 80 workers killed by the riot police, Wałęsa was arrested and convicted of "anti-social behaviour", spending one year in prison.

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19. CNN Cold War - Interviews: Lech Walesa Lech Walesa became chairman of Poland s first independent trade union, Solidarity, after leading Lech Walesa was interviewed for COLD WAR in June 1997. http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/19/interviews/walesa/

This site is best viewed with a 4.0 browser and requires javascript The pope's visit in 1979 was like a gift from God. It fit ideally with our fight against this terrible communist system, based on lies, falsehoods and manipulation. I had been wondering how could I get a bite at communism. I was in charge of the shipyard strike in 1970, and we lost it. So when I was leaving the shipyard I said to myself: 'God, give me the strength to come back here and conquer communism.' I said to the gentlemen who came to arrest me, 'Gentlemen, this is the moment of your defeat. You just hammered the last nails in the coffin of communism.' The communist rulers underestimated the sophistication of their own people. Who knew that you do not win with rolling tanks, but that the secret of victory lies in coordinated political action? Lech Walesa became chairman of Poland's first independent trade union, Solidarity, after leading the historic 1980 Lenin shipyard strike and a wave of subsequent protests against the communist government. In 1981, martial law was imposed and Solidarity was outlawed, but Walesa continued leading the movement underground. He received the Nobel Peace Price in 1983. After the fall of the communist government in 1990, he became president of Poland, a post he held until 1995. Lech Walesa was interviewed for COLD WAR in June 1997. These excerpts have been translated from Polish. On the origins of Polish anti-communism: After [World War II] we found ourselves in a Soviet orbit against our will. It was a betrayal, and the nation could not agree to this. They could not agree to the new system. We tried to change it in '56, '70, and '76 and each time the people improved their fighting. So we came to the conclusion that the best way to attack communism is "through bread to freedom." And the Pope's visit in 1979 was like a gift from God. It fit ideally with our fight against this terrible communist system, based on lies, falsehoods and manipulation. This gift of God let us once regain the trust in the basic values: the power of truth, the power of freedom. Eventually this made the system collapse. Of course, in practical terms we achieved this by organizing trade unions, hoping that this would lead us to the victory.

20. Lech Walesa Lech Walesa, the son of a peasant farmer, was born in Popowo, Poland, on 29th September, 1943. (1) Lech Walesa, Nobel Lecture (11th December, 1983) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/POLwalesa.htm

Lech Walesa Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email Lech Walesa, the son of a peasant farmer, was born in Popowo, Poland , on 29th September, 1943. After leaving school he worked as a car mechanic. In 1967 Walesa moved to Gdansky where he became an electrician at the Lenin Shipyard. Walesa was active in the trade union movement and during an industrial dispute in 1970 he became chairman of the shipyard's strike committee. In 1976 lost his job as a result of his trade union activities and for the next few years had to earn his living by taking temporary jobs. Walesa continued to involve himself in organising free non-communist trade unions and in 1980, along with some of his friends, founded Solidarnosc (Solidarity). It was not long before the organization had 10 million members and Walesa was its undisputed leader. In August 1980 Walesa led the Gdansk shipyard strike which gave rise to a wave of strikes over much of the country. Walesa, a devout Catholic, developed a loyal following and the communist authorities were forced to capitulate. The Gdansk Agreement, signed on 31st August, 1980, gave Polish workers the right to strike and to organise their own independent union.

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