Wałęsa, Lech
(b. Popowo, 29 Sept. 1943)Polish; chairman of Solidarity 1981–90, President 1990–95 Wałęsa was the son of a carpenter. After elementary education and three years' vocational training he moved to Gdańsk, where he worked as an electrician in the Lenin Shipyards. He was determined to secure recognition for the workers shot by the regime after the food riots of ... ...
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