Lech Wałęsa

Lech Walesa ( (pronounced [lɛx vaˈwɛ̃sa]); born September 29, 1943) is a Polish shipyard worker, trade unionist and a politician who used to be the leader of Solidarity and the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995.http://www.biography.com/people/lech-walesa-12103200  Lech Walesa. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved 09:19, Sep 22, 2014 Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983.

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