Wałęsa, Lech

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Polish electrician, trade unionist and politician
Not until 1989 did the two Nobel Peace Prize recipients meet each other.

  • 1943 born
  • 1980 Founder and chairman of the trade union Solidarność
  • 1981-1982 Incarcerated
  • 1983 Nobel Peace Prize
  • 1990-1995 President of Poland
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Biography
International statesman without government office 1975-1982

Dedicated European and German Patriot 1983-1992

Politics

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