41. Walesa, Lech walesa, lech 1943, Polish labor leader. He 1981. He was releasedin Nov. 1982 and in 1983 was awarded the nobel Peace Prize. I. http://www.slider.com/enc/55000/Walesa_Lech.htm

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42. Walesa - Williams Jump Forward to Williamson Wynette. walesa, lech (1943-) Polish unionist, president.Born in Popow Poland to a carpenter. nobel Prize for Peace 1983. http://hammer.prohosting.com/~penz/encycl/wapedia.htm

PPE - Biography Wa - We Walesa - Williams Jump elsewhere Jump Back to Ulbricht - Voroshilov Jump Forward to Williamson - Wynette WALESA, Lech (1943-) Polish unionist, president. Born in Popow Poland to a carpenter. Worked as electrician at the Lenin Shipyard, Gdansk (1963-76) until fired for being a labour activist. Unemployed for 4 years, although edited an underground paper and participated in meetings of the Workers', Self-Defence Committee. Leader of Solidarity independent union movement, openly opposed Polish communist govt's economic and social policies, imprisoned 1981-82. Nobel Prize for Peace 1983. Democratically-elected president of Poland in 1990. His autobiography 'A Path of Hope' was published in the West in 1987. [GRL. .... DWB] WALKER, Alice (1944-) US writer. Born in Eatonton, Georgia to sharecropping family. As a child she turned to books to escape the hardships of real life. While at college Alice got involved in the civil rights movement after hearing Dr Martin Luther King Jr speak. She said he gave her life a sense of purpose. Wrote poetry 'Once' (1968), 'Revolutionary Petunias' (1973), 'Good Night Willie Lee'. Her two novels 'The Third Life of Grange Copeland'(1970) and 'Meridian' (1976) were both based on her experiences in the civil rights movement. 'In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women' published in 1973. In 1983 won the Pulitzer Prize and American Book Award for 'The Color Purple' (1982, film 1985) about the violence black men do to black women (withdrawn from Papanui Library). Other works include 'You Can't Keep A Good Woman Down' (1981), 'In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens' (1983), 'Living by the Word' (1988), 'The Temple of My Familiar' (1989) and 'Possessing the Secret of Joy' (1992).

43. Working-Class Biography Cross Reference, Famous Occupations nobel PRIZE WINNERS. Brandt, Willy (Germany); Cremer, William (UK); Gorbachev, Mikhail(USSR); Henderson, Arthur (UK); Jouhaux, Leon (Peace); walesa, lech (Poland) http://hammer.prohosting.com/~penz/encycl/herolead.htm

CROSS-REFERENCE FAMOUS OCCUPATION Leaders Activists Feminists Nobel Prize Winners Politicians ... Unionists ACTIVISTS (Abolitionists, Civil Rights, Reformers etc, see also Feminists Politicians Unionists A Alcott , Bronson Alcott , Louisa Anderson . Marian B Baldwin , James Ben-Bella , Mohammad Bragg , Billy C Cash , Johnny Crockett , Davy (US) D Dolci , Danilo Douglass , Frederick G Goldberg , Whoopi Gomulka , Wladyslaw (Poland) H Hardie , James Horne , Lena J Jones , Mother Mary Jouhaux , Leon L Lawson , Henry Livingstone , David Malcolm X Milligan , Spike P Parks , Rosa Parnell , Samuel R Robeson , Paul T Tell , William Truth , Sojourner Tubman , Harriet Turner , Nat W Walesa , Lech (Poland) Walker , Alice Walker , Madame C.J. Washington , Booker Webb , Catherine Wells-Barnett , Ida Wollstonecraft , Mary FEMINISTS (incl Suffragettes, see also Activists Gay , Maxine Kenney , Annie Morison , Harriet Truth , Sojourner Wilkinson , Ellen (UK) Wollstonecraft , Mary NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS Brandt , Willy (Germany) Cremer , William (UK) Gorbachev , Mikhail (USSR) Henderson , Arthur (UK) Jouhaux , Leon (Peace) Walesa , Lech (Poland) POLITICIANS (incl Monarchs

44. Walesa, Lech Key. walesa, lech , 1943–, Polish labor leader. 1981. He was releasedin Nov., 1982, and in 1983 was awarded the nobel Peace Prize. http://print.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0851315.html

document.write('Print Now!'); this page was printed from Factmonster.com www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0851315.html Encyclopedia Walesa, Lech u Pronunciation Key Walesa, Lech Solidarity . A moderate, he gained numerous concessions from the authorities before his arrest and internment in the military crackdown of 1981. He was released in Nov., 1982, and in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1987, he helped block Jaruzelski's reform initiatives by organizing a boycott of a government referendum, and in 1988 he led a series of nationwide strikes. In 1989 he negotiated an agreement with the government under which Solidarity was legalized and allowed to campaign as a political party in the upcoming elections. By the end of Aug., 1989, a Solidarity-led coalition government was in power, but Walesa became increasingly critical of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki. In Dec., 1990, Walesa was elected president of Poland, defeating Mazowiecki, and resigned his Solidarity post. Walesa failed to win reelection in 1995, losing to Aleksander Kwasniewski , a former Communist who was the Democratic Left Alliance candidate.

45. Messiah College: 2001 News Archives TABLE OF CONTENTS lech walesa—nobel Peace Prize winner, social revolutionistand former president of Poland—to speak at Messiah College. http://www.messiah.edu/news/00-01/MC-100-01.htm

Home Irislink News Links: News Front Page The Swinging Bridge News Archives: TABLE OF CONTENTS Lech Walesa will speak at the Susquehanna Valley Lyceum at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 2 About Lech Walesa Walesa, an electrician who had long been active in the underground labor movement, revitalized the workers at the barricaded shipyard just as they were on the verge of abandoning their strike, which eventually spread to factories across the nation. Walesa entered into negotiations with the government, convincing it to grant legal recognition to Solidarity and the right to form independent unions and to strike to workers. This became the Gdansk Agreement, which Walesa signed on August 31. Walesa was released that same fall and, under his leadership, Solidarity continued to exist as an underground organization. Celebrated worldwide 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. About the Susquehanna Valley Lyceum

46. Biografía - Walesa, Lech walesa, lech Nacionalidad Polonia de luchaconvirtieron a walesa -un genuino En 1983 recibió el Premio nobel de la http://www.artehistoria.com/historia/personajes/7475.htm

FICHA Nacionalidad: Polonia Popow 29-9-1943 A finales de los años sesenta (1967), se trasladó en busca de oportunidades a la región industrial del Báltico, en concreto a la ciudad de Gdansk, donde empezó a trabajar en los astilleros Lenin . Walesa, con innatas cualidades de dirigente, se dedicó desde un primer momento a la actividad sindical: en la protesta obrera de 1970 ya formó parte del Comité de Huelga de su empresa. A partir de este momento, la lucha por los derechos de los trabajadores marcó toda su actividad. Además de ganarse la vida como electricista, prosiguió su actividad sindical y en 1978 intervino activamente en el desarrollo dei Sindicato Libre de la Costa. Cuando estalló la crisis de 1980, Walesa fue elegido presidente del Comité Interempresarial de Huelga. Desde este cargo coordinó la protesta obrera de todo el país y logró que las autoridades aceptasen el Protocolo de veintiún puntos. En virtud de todo ello, sus compañeros de lucha convirtieron a Walesa -un genuino producto de la base en el gran líder nacional de los años ochenta: elegido presidente de " Solidaridad ", el sindicato más fuerte, en el Congreso fundacional de septiembre de 1980 -reelegado un año después-. Fue internado una vez proclamada la Ley marcial 13 de diciembre de 1981. En 1983 recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz y en 1990 gana las elecciones y se alza con la presidencia del país. Desde este cargo ha tratado de mejorar la situación económica y en política exterior acercarse a Estados Unidos. En 1995 volvió a presentar su candidatura pero no salió elegido.

47. Walesa, Lech lech walesa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. In October 1983 theannouncement of walesa's nobel prize raised the spirits of the underground http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/biographies/mainbiographies/w/walesa/walesa.

Walesa, Lech 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.

48. Walesa, Lech Translate this page walesa, lech (1943-). Né à Popowo en 1943, lech walesa suit une formation d’électricien. walesaobtient le prix nobel en tant que porte-parole des http://www.cartage.org.lb/fr/themes/Biographies/mainbiographie/W/Walesa/Walesa.h

Walesa, Lech Né à Popowo en 1943, Lech Walesa suit une formation d’électricien. En 1966, il est embauché au chantier naval " Lénine " à Gdansk. Walesa participe à sa première grève en 1970 et est renvoyé en 1976 à cause de ses activités syndicalistes. Pendant quatre ans il doit faire des travaux temporaires pour gagner sa vie. En août 1980, alors que les ouvriers de la construction navale protestent contre une hausse des prix de la nourriture et contre les licenciements de leaders syndicalistes (dont Walesa fait partie), il propose la grève, qui s’étend rapidement à travers la Pologne et amène à la naissance du syndicat Solidarité (Solidarnosc) en septembre 1980. Solidarité gagne le droit formel de faire la grève et de recruter de nouveaux membres. Néanmoins, en décembre 1981, après un coup d’état dirigé par le général Jaruselski, le gouvernement suspend le syndicat, impose la loi martiale et arrête Walesa : il restera en prison jusqu'en novembre 1982.

49. Lech Walesa En El Espectador Translate this page Por permanecer firme en su lucha, sin acudir a la violencia, lech walesa recibióen 1983 el Premio nobel de la Paz, una decisión que fue duramente criticada http://www.espectador.com/text/walesa/walbiog.htm

Lech Walesa Nació en setiembre de 1943 en una pequeña ciudad del este de Polonia, llamada Lipna, en una familia humilde, de campesinos. Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial su padre fue enviado a un campo de concentración. Salió con vida, pero murió un par de meses después de regresar a su hogar, en 1945. Lech concluyó sus estudios en una escuela de oficios y comenzó a trabajar como mecánico de maquinaria agrícola. En 1961 Walesa dejó su casa para servir en las Fuerzas Armadas. Pasó seis años cumpliendo con el servicio militar obligatorio, y cuando terminó ese período no regresó a Lipna. Se mudó a Gdansk con la intención de mejorar su situación económica. Allí consiguió un empleo como electricista en los gigantescos astilleros Lenin. En 1970 se iniciaron las primeras revueltas pro-derechos de los trabajadores en Gdansk. En ellas Walesa participó y vio directamente cómo varios manifestantes eran ejecutados en la vía pública por las tropas gubernamentales. A partir de entonces, tomó un lugar preponderante en la lucha por la creación y mantenimiento de sindicatos obreros auténticamente libres. Pero el nombre de Lech Walesa recién comenzó a ser conocido internacionalmente en 1980.

50. Lech Walesa En El Espectador Translate this page recibir en los estudios de El Espectador esta mañana al señor lech walesa, expresidente de Polonia, fundador del sindicato Solidaridad, Premio nobel de la http://www.espectador.com/text/walesa/walent.htm

Encuentro con la historia: Lech Walesa en El Espectador EN PERSPECTIVA Miércoles 05.08.98 - Hora 08.23 EMILIANO COTELO: Es un gusto recibir en los estudios de El Espectador esta mañana al señor Lech Walesa, ex presidente de Polonia, fundador del sindicato Solidaridad, Premio Nobel de la Paz, que ha aceptado la invitación de nuestra emisora para participar como primer conferencista en este ciclo de cuatro disertaciones con personalidades de primer nivel internacional que El Espectador organiza en 1998, en ocasión de los 75 años de su fundación. Señor Walesa, buenos días. Gracias por estar aquí tan temprano. Aunque tenemos entendido que para usted es costumbre madrugar. "Estoy muy contento de haber logrado algo en la historia del mundo. He dado todos mis esfuerzos para la causa, y de veras que el mundo ha cambiado. Ya tiene otro aspecto, aunque han surgido nuevos peligros y nuevos sufrimientos". Foto: Marina Scherschener Biografía de Lech Walesa La conferencia: - versión escrita - imágenes El cine polaco de los años 70 y 80,

51. Lech Walesa He won the nobel Prize for Peace. He also finally got Poland to legalize strike.Everybody now loved lech walesa for his contributions to the country. http://www.sacs.k12.in.us/woodside/wildcats/renaissance/pages/lechwalesa/

Lech Walesa (1943-present) General Information Lech Walesa is one of the most interesting and amazing people of all time. He did many things to improve the life of human beings. The following page will help you get to know Lech Walesa a little bit better. He was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. His father, Bolek Walesa, was taken to a Concentration Camp during World War II. He died two months after Lech was born. He was raised by his mother, Feliksa Kaminska Walesa. When he went to school, he majored in trade school. He served in the military from 1961-1967 until he got a job as an electrician at the Lenin Shipyard. In 1969 Lech married Danuto Golos Walesa. He and his wife had seven kids, two of which were named Anna Walesa (daughter) and Bogdon Walesa (son). Lech Walesa was president of Poland from This picture and others of important world leaders can be found at http://www.winsphoto.com/Former~World~Leaders.html

52. Solidarity’s Lech Walesa To Speak At MSU Oct. 17 10/04/01 Bozeman lech walesa, the former Polish shipyard electrician first democratically-electedpresident of Poland, walesa won the nobel Peace Prize http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/univ/walesa.html

Campus Business Agriculture Nature/Resources ... Students Montana State University Communications Services Walesa now heads the Lech Walesa Institute, an organization aiming to advance the ideals of democracy and free market reform throughout Eastern Europe and the world. Contact: Carina Beck Walesa now heads the Lech Walesa Institute, an organization aiming to advance the ideals of democracy and free market reform throughout Eastern Europe and the world. A few tickets are left for a fundraising dinner with Walesa prior to the speech. Tickets for the dinner are $60. Proceeds will go towards the MSU Leadership Institute. Guests will have an opportunity to meet and visit with Walesa prior to his lecture. Seating is limited. For more information, contact the Institute at 994-3720. The MSU Leadership Group is founded by the Associated Students of Montana State University to provide leadership opportunities and inspirations for MSU students. The MSU Leadership Group is founded by the Associated Students of Montana State University to provide leadership opportunities and inspirations for MSU students. Send questions or comments to Carol Schmidt: cschmidt@montana.edu

53. MSU News -- Solidarity's Lech Walesa Speaks At MSU Tonight lech walesa, the former Polish shipyard electrician who inspired the Solidarity social overthrow communism in Eastern Europe and won the nobel Peace Prize in http://www.montana.edu/news/1003262062.html

Solidarity's Lech Walesa speaks at MSU tonight Lech Walesa, the former Polish shipyard electrician who inspired the "Solidarity" social revolution that helped overthrow communism in Eastern Europe and won the Nobel Peace Prize in the process, will speak at 7:30 p.m. tonight in MSU's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse. The event is free and open to the public as a service of the MSU Leadership Institute. His speech will be "Democracy: The Never Ending Battle." The first democratically-elected president of Poland, Walesa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 for his courageous and successful attempt for freedom. Walesa had been a dissenter from government policy for many years before the infamous Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland in 1980, a violent strike by workers protesting an increase in the price of food set by Poland's Communist government. The strike showed signs of failing when Walesa scaled the shipyard walls and delivered an inspiring speech from atop a bulldozer. Walesa's passion inspired the linking of workers in factories across the country, ultimately leading to the formation of Solidarity, the union that became a social revolution. Walesa's efforts led to his selection as Man of the Year by Time magazine and newspapers throughout the world.

54. ENTREVISTA CON LECH WALESA Translate this page Encantado, soy lech walesa (suena Lej La contundencia del apretón de manos me recuerdaque, además de un ex presidente y Premio nobel de la Paz, 1983, tengo http://www.mipagina.cantv.net/westpoint/walesa.htm

ENTREVISTA CON LECH WALESA Nacional Lech Walesa: "La democracia no se construye con disturbios" Negado a inmiscuirse en asuntos internos de Venezuela, el ex presidente polaco —hoy convertido en conferencista internacional de mucha cancha— fue muy elocuente, sin embargo, en las pocas frases que se permitió para terciar en el polémico tema de la actualidad política nacional... Chávez no fue favorecido con una inclusión en la agenda del visitante Milagros Socorro Fotos SANDRA BRACHO Todas las guerras mundiales no han matado tanta gente como el mantenimiento del comunismo, dijo Walesa —En su conferencia en el Teresa Carreño usted dijo que cuando se inició en el sindicalismo, la ocupación soviética se expresaba en la presencia de 250.000 soldados en Polonia, ¿llegó usted a odiar a los rusos? —No. A ellos no. Lo que yo odiaba era al sistema que representaban y que nos imponían, y que no era otra cosa que la esclavitud, la total privación de la libertad. Y eso era lo que yo odiaba, contra lo que luchaba, pero con métodos pacíficos. —¿Hay algo que usted extrañe del comunismo? —Nada. El comunismo como teoría no es mala, pero definitivamente no es real; y por eso mismo permite tantas posibilidades de malinterpretarlo y confiscar la teoría para justificar regímenes autoritarios. Es imposible que yo extrañe algo de un sistema político que sólo trajo esclavitud a mi país y que, además, tuvo unos efectos económicos nefastos. En esa época casi la mitad del mundo estaba forzada a vivir bajo el comunismo y en ningún país tuvo buenos resultados. ¡En ninguno! Si hubiera algún resultado en uno o en dos, se podría decir que no está mal, que podría ser perfectible, pero el caso es que no lo hubo. Y está a la vista el hecho de que desapareció de todos aquellos países, con la excepción de Cuba y Corea del Norte, donde es muy fácil verificar qué es lo que está ocurriendo: un desastre político y económico.

55. USC Events Calendar - Lech Walesa to labor leader to the first democratically elected president of Poland, lech walesa'slife has changed the world. When he won the nobel Peace Prize in 1983 http://www.usc.edu/calendar/events/15110.html

Today's Events This Week's Events October 2002 S M T W T F S Search to Submit Submit a New Event Event Categories Arts and Lectures Music Theater Exhibitions Film Screenings ... Lectures and Discussions Academic Lectures and Discussions Conferences Sports Recreational Sports Interscholastic Sports Other Events Commencement Activities, Festivals, Fairs, Awards Banquets, Receptions, Webcasts, and more Related Links Academic Calendar Arts and Culture at USC Lech Walesa Sponsored by USC President's Distinguished Lecture Series Oct 8, 2002 at 7:00 pm Admission: General Public: $25; USC Faculty/Staff/Seniors: $15; USC Students: $7.50 McCarthy Quad University Park Campus Buy Ticket Online Lecture by Lech Walesa, the first democratically elected president of Poland and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. From electrician to labor leader to the first democratically elected president of Poland, Lech Walesa's life has changed the world. When he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, he was praised by leaders worldwide, including Ronald Reagan, who said, "It's a victory for those who seek to enlarge the human spirit over those who seek to crush it."

56. Lech Walesa Page In Marcin's Store lech walesa. lech walesa winner of the Peace nobel Prize. The Struggleand the Triumph An Autobiography by lech walesa, with contributions http://members.aol.com/Zmudzki/store/authors/walesa-lech/

Lech Walesa Lech Walesa winner of the Peace Nobel Prize The Struggle and the Triumph: An Autobiography by Lech Walesa, with contributions by Arkadiusz Rybicki, edited by Franklin Phillip. Paperback. Reprint. Arcade Pub: January 1994. Perhaps there are as many versions of history as there are people in the world. Lech Walesa's autobiography definitely gives a very important perspective on recent history of Poland. Born in a family of modest means in a provincial location of Poland, he moved to the seaport city of Gdansk, where he got a job as an electrician at a shipyard. Poland was then ruled by a totalitarian government subservient to the Soviet Union. Walesa got involved in a nascent pro-democracy movement to become its celebrated leader in 1980. He was elected the president of Solidarnosc , a newly founded free trade union of 10 million members. He was also a charismatic leader of a broader non-violent movement for democracy and independence referred to by the same name. The Communists defended their power by martial law, but they were faced with sustained peaceful resistance while their Moscow allies were loosing strength. Against all odds, despite imprisonment of thousands of activists, government-sponsored killing of more than a hundred people and thousands of other acts of governmental persecution, the Poles overcame Communism and made Walesa their first post-Second World War democratically elected president. As it happens in democracies, Walesa was voted out of office at the end of his first term, but Poland is an independent republic today and the story of the Polish blue-collar-worker-turned-president will forever be one of the most important parts of 20th century European history. Click on the title to get this autobiography!

57. Duke Dialogues lech walesa. lech walesa, the 1983 nobel peace Prize winner, visited MyersPark High School on December 13 to share his views on globalization. http://lv.cms.k12.nc.us/lt/mphs/hp.nsf/Files/dd/$FILE/lech.html

@import "style2.css"; Lech Walesa Lech Walesa, the 1983 Nobel peace Prize winner, visited Myers Park High School on December 13 to share his views on globalization. Walesa was a key figure in ending communism in his home country, Poland, which led to the end of communism in Europe and the end of the Cold War. Walesa is the founder of a movement known as Solidarity. This organization is based on human need and democratic collective decision-making in the communities and workplaces. This movement strives to end all discrimination, such as racism, sexism, and homophobia. Walesa created a dialogue with Myers Park High School students about the importance of Solidarity and Globalization. Walesa as joined forces with a leading technology company, known as NuTech. Together they hope to unite people from across the globe with their use of advanced technology. Mini Biography and Timeline Lech Walesa Institute Nobel e-Museum Boston Globe Article Previous Visitors Lech Walesa Eric Mlyn Natalia Mirovitskaya Syl Cheney Coker Future Visitors Jeffery Sachs Maureen McGuire-Lewis

58. Nobel Peace Prize Winner To Speak Date:09/24/99 nobel Peace Prize winner to speak By Michael Ripps Editor in Chief. ormer PolishPresident lech walesa will Former Polish President lech walesa will visit http://www.lawrenceville.org/special/thelawrence/99/09_24_99/0.html

Volume 120, Number 1, September 24, 1999 Nobel Peace Prize winner to speak By Michael Ripps Editor in Chief ormer Polish President Lech Walesa will Former Polish President Lech Walesa will visit campus on Friday, October 8. He will speak at School Meeting about his life as a politician in Communist Eastern Europe and the value of a life in politics.. Walesa was an employee of the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. In the summer of 1980 he led disaffected workers to strike against an increase in prices by the country's communist regime. The workers demamded that they be able to form trade unions. Walesa helped form Solidarity, a union and political action group with 10 million members. Walesa had been active in the underground labor movement in Poland for many years.Walesa's fiery speeches at the strike and mass support helped to convince the government to allow for the formation of independent unions and recognition of the Solidarity movement. The result was the Gdansk Agreement. Walesa was awarded man of the year by Time Magazine, The Financial Times, The London Observer, Die Welt, and Le Soir. This indicated that he had effect on the world poitical system. Walesa's party's relationswith the Polish government grew poor in 1981 and on December 31 of that year martial law was declared and thousands of Solidarity members, incuding Walesa, were arrested. For his courageous effort,to improve the social, political and economic life of his fellow Poles via nonviolent means Walesa was awarded the Nobe Peace Prize in 1983.

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60. Lawrence University : News And Events : Convocation Series, 2001-02 : Lech Wales lech walesa burst into the world spotlight in 1980 and uniting the striking workers,walesa became the Communist government and winning the nobel Peace Prize http://www.lawrence.edu/news/convos/01-02/walesa.shtml

Lech Walesa Former President of Poland and Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Thursday, October 25, 2001 Lech Walesa burst into the world spotlight in 1980 during the infamous Lenin Shipyard strike in Gdansk, Poland. Inspiring and uniting the striking workers, Walesa became the founder of the Solidarity party, leading a social revolution against the Communist government and winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. Walesa went on to become the first democratically elected President of Poland. His term in office set the country firmly on the path to becoming a free market democracy. Read the Press Release: Lawrence University Recognizes Lech Walesa's Fight for Democractic Reform with Honorary Degree webmaster@lawrence.edu Last modified: Wednesday January 16 2002

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