1. Lech Walesa - Biography The period July 1989 to March 1992. By walesa’s press spokesman, whose purposeis “to portray lech in motion”.). From nobel Lectures, Peace 19811990. http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1983/walesa-bio.html

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

2. Peace 1983 The nobel Peace Prize 1983. lech walesa. Poland. lech walesa Biography nobelLecture Acceptance Speech nobel Symposia Other Resources. 1982, 1984. http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/1983/

The Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Lech Walesa Poland Trade union leader (Solidaritet) b. 1943 The Nobel Peace Prize 1983 Presentation Speech Lech Walesa Biography ... Other Resources The 1983 Prize in: Physics Chemistry Physiology or Medicine Literature ... Economic Sciences Find a Laureate: Last modified June 16, 2000 The Official Web Site of The Nobel Foundation

3. Lech Walesa Winner Of The 1983 Nobel Prize In Peace Links added by nobel Internet Archive visitors add your own link Fallof Mr. lech walesa from The Hindu (submitted by Brian Czyzewski); http://almaz.com/nobel/peace/1983a.html

L ECH W ALESA 1983 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Founder of Solidarity. Campaigner for human rights. Background Born: 1943 Residence: Poland Book Store Books about Lech Walesa Featured Internet Links Search WWW Search The Nobel Prize Internet Archive Nobel News Links Walesa Gives $200,000 Nobel Cash to Poland Wiesel, Walesa at Auschwitz Proclaim Right Not to Suffer Links added by Nobel Internet Archive visitors "Fall of Mr. Lech Walesa" from The Hindu (submitted by Brian Czyzewski) GET MORE ENERGY TO MOON (submitted by JUzio Time Magazine profile of Lech Walesa (submitted by Chris Chapman Biography and info Unipaz (submitted by unipaz Lech Walesa Biography and Achivements (submitted by Isha) Back to The Nobel Prize Internet Archive Literature Peace Chemistry ... Medicine We always welcome your feedback and comments

4. Index Of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates walesa, lech, 1983. Wiesel, Elie, 1986. Williams, Betty, 1976. Williams, Jody,1997. Wilson, Thomas Woodrow, 1919. Back to The nobel Prize Internet Archive http://almaz.com/nobel/peace/alpha.html

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5. Walesa, Lech lech walesa speaking to striking shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, 1988. went onto become the president of Poland (199095) and received the nobel Prize for http://www.britannica.com/nobel/micro/629_24.html

Walesa, Lech Lech Walesa speaking to striking shipyard workers in Gdansk, Poland, 1988 [Video] (b. Sept. 29, 1943, Popowo, near Wloclawek, Pol.), labour activist who helped form and led (1980-90) communist Poland's first independent trade union, Solidarity . The charismatic leader of millions of Polish workers, he went on to become the president of Poland (1990-95) and received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1983. Mieczyslaw Jagielski, Poland's first deputy premier, signed an agreement conceding to the workers the right to organize freely and independently. As the leader of the now-underground Solidarity movement, Walesa was subjected to constant harassment until collapsing economic conditions and a new wave of labour unrest in 1988 forced Poland's government to negotiate with him and other Solidarity leaders. These negotiations led to an agreement that restored Solidarity to legal status and sanctioned free elections for a limited number of seats in the newly restored upper house of the Sejm (Parliament). Solidarity won an overwhelming majority of those seats in June 1989, and after Walesa refused to form a coalition government with the communists, the Parliament was forced to accept a Solidarity-led government, though Walesa himself refused to serve as premier. Walesa helped his Solidarity colleague Tadeusz Mazowiecki become premier of this government in 1989, but he ran against Mazowiecki for president in 1990 and won Poland's first direct presidential election by a landslide. As president, Walesa helped guide Poland through its first free parliamentary elections (1991) and watched as successive ministries converted Poland's state-run economy into a free-market system. Walesa had displayed remarkable political skills as the leader of Solidarity, but his plain speech, his confrontational style, and his refusal to approve a relaxation of Poland's strict new prohibitions on abortion eroded his popularity late in his term as president. In 1995 he sought reelection but was narrowly defeated by the former communist Aleksander Kwasniewski, head of the Democratic Left Alliance.

6. Nobel Prize Winners V-Z Lucia, poet. Wald, George, 1967, physiology/medicine, US, discoveries about chemicaland physiological visual processes in the eye, walesa, lech, 1983, peace, Poland, http://www.britannica.com/nobel/win_v-z.html

Article Year Category Country* Achievement Literary Area Van Vleck, John H. physics U.S. contributions to understanding the behaviour of electrons in magnetic, noncrystalline solids Vane, John Robert physiology/medicine U.K. biochemistry and physiology of prostaglandins Varmus, Harold physiology/medicine U.S. study of cancer-causing genes called oncogenes Vickrey, William economics U.S. theory of incentives under conditions of asymmetric information Virtanen, Artturi Ilmari chemistry Finland invention of fodder preservation method Waals, Johannes Diederik van der physics The Netherlands research concerning the equation of state of gases and liquids Wagner-Jauregg, Julius physiology/medicine Austria work on malaria inoculation in dementia paralytica Waksman, Selman Abraham physiology/medicine U.S. discovery of streptomycin Walcott, Derek literature St. Lucia poet Wald, George physiology/medicine U.S. discoveries about chemical and physiological visual processes in the eye Walesa, Lech peace Poland Walker, John E.

7. L&C Chronicle - Nobel Prize-winner Lech Walesa To Speak lech walesa, nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Poland, will addressgraduating seniors and their families, Sunday, May 6, at10 am, in Pamplin http://www.lclark.edu/dept/public/chr_clechwalesa.html

Front Page Campus News Faculty News Alumni News ... Archives Nobel Prize-winner Lech Walesa to speak Lech Walesa, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of Poland, will address graduating seniors and their families, Sunday, May 6, at10 a.m., in Pamplin Sports Center. Walesa burst into the world spotlight during the Lenin Shipyard strike in Gdansk, Poland, in 1980. The strike became a social revolution and was christened Solidarity. Walesa convinced the communist government to legally recognize it. For his efforts, Walesa was named Man of the Year by Time magazine, The Financial Times, The London Observer, Die Welt, Die Zeit, L’Express and Le Soir. However, during the 18 months that followed, relations between Solidarity and the government deteriorated. In 1981, the Polish government declared martial law and arrested thousands of Solidarity members, including Walesa. It outlawed Solidarity in 1982. The government released Walesa from prison that fall. Solidarity continued as an underground organization until the Polish government legalized it once again and invited it to join the Communist Party in forming a coalition government. Solidarity won almost every contest in the resulting election. Walesa, who was celebrated as a symbol of hope and freedom by his people, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and became Poland’s first democratically elected president in 1990. As president, he set Poland firmly on the path to becoming a free-market democracy and a model of economic and political reform. Walesa now devotes his time to advancing democracy and free-market reform throughout Eastern Europe and the rest of the world.

8. L&C Chronicle - Lech Walesa Predicts 'era Of The Earth' lech walesa, nobel Peace Prize winner, told Lewis Clark College graduates theyare entering a challenging new era that is so different from the old one; it http://www.lclark.edu/dept/public/lechwalesa.html

Front Page Campus News Faculty News Alumni News ... Archives Lech Walesa predicts ‘era of the Earth’ "The end of the Cold War opened up a totally new era, the era of Earth," he said. Now, globalization makes borders obsolete and nations must work together to protect and share the planet’s natural resources. "So, enter it with much courage and much hope," Walesa told graduates. He designated the 20th century as "the era of territory," a time when nations fought battles over land and when borders shifted constantly. "It’s no longer profitable to eliminate nations, because they are your potential customers," he said. "Globalization is inevitable—whether you want it or not," he emphasized. "We need to move forward." He added that the new era requires new institutions and political and economic systems. International institutions are still geared to respond to political and economic conflicts between two superpowers, he said. "Perhaps, we should spend money to reform NATO and the United Nations instead of spending money on arms," he said. "We need to focus on programmatic solutions to challenges." At each opportunity, he challenged the United States, as the world’s only remaining superpower, to launch a post-Cold War plan to reenergize Eastern Europe.

9. Underground Photo Essay: Lech Walesa Receives The Nobel Peace Prize Underground Photo Essay lech walesa Receives the nobel Peace Prize.When lech walesa (see photo and bio note in Polish) was awarded http://polskaludowa.com/english/foto/80/nobel.htm

Underground Photo Essay: Lech Walesa Receives the Nobel Peace Prize When Lech Walesa ( see photo and bio note in Polish ) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, he was in virtual exile. His Solidarity movement had been outlawed by the Martial Law in 1981, Walesa spent several months under arrest, the government refused to acknowledge him, repeatedly calling him "a private citizen" (other words: nobody). The Peace Prize came as great surprise to everybody in Poland and a great blow to the official government propaganda. Walesa himself did not go to receive the Prize as the government refused him a passport. His wife, Danuta, accompanied by their son went instead. On the day of departure, the international airport terminal in Warsaw was cordoned off by the police. Only passengers and employees were let in. The spectator terrace was closed for "renovations". The government tried to down play the event. There was virtually no official media coverage of the event. To let the people know about this special event, the underground Solidarity produced this photo essay. It was distributed quietly to the outlawed Solidarity movement members, from hand to hand, in this cover: The original photos were 6 cm x 9 cm (2.5 in. x 3.5 in.). Most of them were of poor quality because of repeated copying. They are presented here because of their unique historical value.

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September 27, 2001 Volume 32 Number 3 A publication for the faculty, staff, administrators, and friends of California State University, Chico Calendar of Events Achievements Exhibitions Credits ... Archives Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa Speaks October 12 Walesa directs the Lech Walesa Institute, whose aim is to advance the ideals of democracy throughout the world. He will speak on his continuing crusade against communism. In 1980, Walesa, an electrician, led the solidarity movement, which evolved dramatically from a shipyard labor strike to a social revolution. The Polish government declared martial law in 1981, and Walesa, along with thousands of Solidarity members, was arrested. After his release from prison in 1982, Walesa led the movement as an underground organization; Solidarity was officially outlawed by the government. CSU, Chico Admissions Bookstore Catalog ... Help University Publications California State University, Chico 400 West First Street Chico, CA 95929-0040

12. Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa To Speak At UI 0011; fax (319) 3840024 e-mail mary-geraghty@uiowa.edu. ReleaseImmediate. nobel Peace Prize Winner lech walesa to speak at UI. http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/1998/march/0316walesa.html

CONTACT: MARY GERAGHTY 100 Old Public Library Iowa City IA 52242 (319) 384-0011; fax (319) 384-0024 e-mail: mary-geraghty@uiowa.edu Release: Immediate Nobel Peace Prize Winner Lech Walesa to speak at UI IOWA CITY, Iowa Lech Walesa, former president of Poland and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will speak at the University of Iowa April 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. Walesa's lecture, "Solidarity: The New Millennium" is sponsored by the UI Lecture Committee. In 1980 Walesa led the 10 million-member Solidarity labor movement to an agreement with the Polish government to grant the movement legal recognition and to grant workers the right to form independent unions and to strike. This was a short lived agreement, however, and by December 1981, the Polish government declared martial law, suspended the activities of all unions, and arrested thousands of Solidarity members, including Walesa. In the fall of 1982, the government officially outlawed Solidarity. Walesa was released that same fall and continued his leadership of Solidarity as an underground organization. Celebrated world wide as a symbol of the hope for freedom, Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. For the next five years, the country became marked more and more by chaos and labor unrest. Acknowledging that it could no longer control the country, the government re-legalized Solidarity and invited it to join the Communist Party in forming a coalition government. In the resulting election, Solidarity won almost every contest. Having brought the Communist government to its knees, Walesa was elected president of Poland Dec. 9, 1990 in the first democratic election in the country since before World War II. He won more than 74 percent of the vote.

13. Lech Walesa To Speak At IMU lech walesa, former President of Poland and winner of the nobel Peace Prize, willspeak at 730 pm, April 1, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/oldfyi/issues97-98/031398web/lech_walesa_031398.html

Lech Walesa to speak at IMU Lech Walesa, former President of Poland and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will speak at 7:30 p.m., April 1, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. Walesa's lecture, "Solidarity: The New Millenium" is sponsored by the UI Lecture Committee. In the 1980s Walesa led the 10 million-member Solidarity labor movement and persevered through the crackdown of martial law and repeated imprisonment to see the end of communist rule in Poland and Eastern Europe. For his efforts, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. Walesa, who is currently on a U.S. lecture tour, will deliver his lecture in Polish and it will be translated as he speaks. This is the first time the Lecture Committee has invited a lecturer who does not speak English, said Shirin Sadeghi, Lecture Committee chair. "We're pretty proud of that," she said. Following his lecture, Walesa will take questions from the audience. There will be a reception after the presentation.

14. Lech Walesa, Prix Nobel 1983 Translate this page lech walesa, prix nobel. http://solidarnosc.free.fr/Prix Nobel.htm

On est le 11 décembre 1983. Les Polonais n'en croient pas leurs oreilles en écoutant la Voix de l'Amérique, qui émet en Polonais: le prix Nobel de la paix est décerné à Lech Walesa! Oui, Walesa, le symbole de la lutte de tout un pays, Walesa, le symbole de l'espoir. Car à travers sa personne, c'est toute une nation qui est représentée. Le chef de Solidarnosc n'ayant pas été autorisé à quitter le territoire national, c'est son épouse qui a la lourde tâche de représenter le peuple polonais à Oslo. Jamais sans doute la remise d'un Prix Nobel de la paix n'aura revêtu une aussi grande, une aussi haute signification. En déposant entre les mains de Danuta Walesa la médaille et le diplôme, symboles de cette distinction, étaient couronnés à la fois un peuple en lutte pour sa liberté, un homme d'une stature exceptionnelle, mais aussi une femme qui jusqu'alors était restée dans l'ombre et qui méritait bien d'en partager les honneurs. L'absence physique du lauréat montrait aux yeux du monde que la Pologne n'était pas libre. Mais peut-être souhaitait-il aussi, au fond de lui-même, que la femme avec qui il a traversé tant d'épreuves soit symboliquement associée à ce moment de gloire. Par sa dignité, par sa simplicité, son charme émouvant, Danuta Walesa a conquis, dès son arrivée, le coeur des Norvégiens. Toute menue dans un élégant tailleur de velours noir, une fine croix d'argent en sautoir sur un corsage blanc à jabot, elle est montée timidement sur l'estrade de la grande salle de marbre de l'Université d'Oslo. A Gdansk, Lech Walesa a suivi la cérémonie retransmise par la Voie de l'Amérique, depuis le domicile du père Henryk Janrowski, ami de la famille. Parfois, le brouillage rendait presque inaudible la voix de Danuta lisant le message de son mari. Et comme on lui demandait ce qu'il allait dire à sa femme au téléphone, Lech Walesa a répondu tout simplement: "

15. Lech Walesa, Polish President, Nobel Prize Winner, Speaks At UK 3, 2001 (Lexington, Ky.) Poland's first democratically elected president andNobel Peace Prize winner lech walesa will speak at the Singletary Center for http://www.uky.edu/PR/News/Archives/2001/OCT2001/walesa.htm

LECH WALESA, POLISH PRESIDENT, NOBEL PRIZE WINNER SPEAKS AT UK ON OCT. 23 By Selena Stevens Lech Walesa, leader of Poland's 10 million-member Solidarity movement, Poland's first democratically elected president and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, will speak on Oct. 23 at the Singletary Center for the Arts. Oct. 3, 2001 (Lexington, Ky.) Poland's first democratically elected president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Walesa will speak at the Singletary Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Tudesay, Oct. 23. In 1980, Walesa led a 10 million-member Solidarity Labor movement meant to end communist leadership throughout Eastern Europe. Despite repeated imprisonment, Walesa successfully aided in ending communist rule in Eastern Europe. For this work, Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. He also was named man of the year by Time magazine, The Financial Times, The London Observer, Die Welt, Die Zeit, L' Express and Le Soir.

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more or less a personal view home heroes Lech Walesa more heroes less killers ... home hero file Lech Walesa Country: Poland. Cause: Liberation of Poland from communist regime. Background: Sandwiched between Germany and Russia, Poland is under constant threat of invasion from the time of its formation in the middle of the 10th Century. The country's borders expand and contract dramatically over the centuries as regions are either annexed by or won back from its neighbours. Following the First World War, Poland achieves an uneasy and short-lived independence that is shattered when Germany invades on 1 September 1939, starting the Second World War. At the end of the war the country falls behind the Soviet Union's 'Iron Curtin', becoming a satellite state of the superpower. A pro-Soviet communist government is installed. Popular dissent mounts as the Polish economy begins to falter. When the Soviet Union begins to break apart the Polish people seize the opportunity to again achieve their independence. More background Mini biography: Born on 29 September 1943 in Popowo, near Wloclawek, Poland, into a working class family.

20. Lech Walesa (1) lech walesa, nobel Lecture (11th December, 1983). I belong to a nationwhich over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/POLwalesa.htm

Lech Walesa To receive your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education Newsletters - choose below... Education on the Internet Teaching History Online Email: Let keep Ahead .com bring you the world by email 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

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