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Solidarity advocated non-violence in its members' activities.[3] [4] In September 1981 Solidarity's first national congress elected Lech Wałęsa as a president[5] and adopted a republican program, ... Eringer, Robert (1982). Strike for Freedom: The Story of Lech Walesa and Polish Solidarity. Dodd Mead. ISBN 0-396-08065-0.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity
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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 ... The Jaruzelski regime became even more unpopular as economic conditions worsened, and it was finally forced to negotiate with Walesa and his Solidarity colleagues.
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nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/walesa...
nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1983/walesa-bio.html
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Lech Walesa is known for his valiant effort to free his native Poland from Communist rule. Born into a working-class family in 1943 in Popowo, he excelled in school. But lack of money A strike in Gdansk in 1980 led to the formation of the National Committee of Solidarity (see below), and Walesa was elected chairman.
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www.historyguide.org/europe/walesa.html
www.historyguide.org/europe/walesa.html
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A biography of Lech Walesa leader of the Solidarity trades union. His role in challenging communism in Poland. Nobel Peace Prize ... Return to start of; Lech Walesa; An outline biography; Solidarity...
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www.age-of-the-sage.org/historical/biography/lech_wales...
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I have decided to write about Solidarity and Pope John Paul II, but after this article, I will add also Lech Walesa who was THE MAN. He helped polish people to get more freedom than every before, his activity in Solidarity helped to end the Soviet domination.
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www.gdansk-life.com/poland/solidarity
www.gdansk-life.com/poland/solidarity
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First there were just grainy black and white newspaper shots of an impish-looking man sporting a huge walrus moustache and a tattered checked shirt. ... Yet it was only a matter of days before the world became familiar with Lech Walesa and "Solidarnosc", or Solidarity, the trade union movement he founded in Gdansk.
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www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poles-apart-why...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poles-apart-why-lech-walesa-has-left-solidarity-after-26-years-413126.html
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Meanwhile, Walesa is named 'Time' magazine's person of the year. "Lech Walesa is a man of emotion, not of logic or analysis," the magazine says. "So was the movement which he all but lost ... "Lech Walesa has made the name 'Solidarity' more than an expression of the unity of a group campaigning for special interests.
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www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/walesa.html
www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/walesa.html
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[JURIST] Solidarity [Wikipedia article] founder and former Polish President Lech Walesa [BBC profile; ... ; Solidarity founder Lech Walesa sues Polish radio station for communist slur; Amit Patel at 3:32 PM ET;
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jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2005/04/solidarity-found...
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Former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa was absent from the guest list marking the 90th anniversary of Polish independence attended by 16 heads of state including Germany's Angela Merkel. DW-WORLD.DE: German and European news, analysis and multimedia from Deutsche Welle - in 30 languages ... Some 800 guests attended the events,
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www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3781765,00.html
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