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| − | '''Lech | + | '''Lech Wałęsa''' (born 1943) was a leader in [[Solidarity]], an anti-Communist group in [[Poland]], then a Soviet satellite nation, in the 1980s. In 1980, he led a strike at the Gdansk shipyard, which led to strikes throughout Poland for workers' rights. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his actions. [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/walesa-bio.html] In 1990, he was elected president of Poland, and served until 1995. |
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Lech Wałęsa (born 1943) was a leader in Solidarity, an anti-Communist group in Poland, then a Soviet satellite nation, in the 1980s. In 1980, he led a strike at the Gdansk shipyard, which led to strikes throughout Poland for workers' rights. He was awarded the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his actions. [1] In 1990, he was elected president of Poland, and served until 1995.