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Who was Lech Walesa and what did he do?
A shipyard electrician by trade, Wałęsa became the leader of the Solidarity movement, and led a successful pro-democratic effort which in 1989 ended the Communist rule in Poland and ushered in the end of the Cold War.
Who was the leader of Solidarity movement in Poland?
Solidarity’s leader Lech Wałęsa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and the union is widely recognised as having played a central role in the end of Communist rule in Poland.
When was Lech Walesa born?
September 29, 1943 (age 78 years)
Lech Wałęsa/Date of birth
When was Lech Wałęsa president?
December 22, 1990 – December 22, 1995
Lech Wałęsa/Presidential terms
Where did Lech Wałęsa come from?
Popowo, Poland
Lech Wałęsa/Place of birth
Where was Lech Wałęsa from?
Who were the leaders of Poland?
Former presidents
- Lech Wałęsa (1990–1995)
- Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1995–2005)
- Bronisław Komorowski (2010–2015)
When did communism end in Poland?
On 4 June 1989, the trade union Solidarity won an overwhelming victory in a partially free election in Poland, leading to the peaceful fall of Communism in that country in the summer of 1989.
Who makes the decisions in Poland?
Executive branch The Prime Minister proposes, the President appoints, and the Sejm approves the Council of Ministers. The President is elected by popular vote for a five-year term, while the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers (if any) are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Sejm.
Was Poland’s ex-President Walesa a secret police agent?
A new report based on handwriting analysis has suggested that Walesa worked for Poland’s secret police in the 1970s. The former president and hero of the bloodless revolution has denied the allegations.
What is Lech Wałęsa best known for?
Lech Wałęsa (/ ˈlɛx vəˈwɛnsə, vɑːˈlɛnsə /; Polish: [ˈlɛɣ vaˈwɛ̃sa] (listen); 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.
Is Poland’s Lech Kaczynski related to Poland’s Law and Justice Party?
The chair of Poland’s governing Law and Justice Party and his late twin brother, Lech, were friends with Walesa originally. The three of them worked together in the anti-Communism movement. In 1990, Walesa even gave Lech Kaczynski a ministerial position in his government, but fired him two years later.
Is Jaroslaw Kaczynski trying to ‘destroy the legend of Poland’s Walesa’?
Lech Kaczynski was a leader in the Solidarity union just like Walesa, just not as important, Dudek says. Now, the journalist says, Jaroslaw Kaczynski is probably trying to “destroy the legend of Walesa and put his twin brother in Walesa’s place” in Poland’s collective memory.