Background
WALRSA, Lech was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo. Son of the late Boleslaw and of Feliksa Walesa.
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Lech WALRSA
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Education
Primary and technical schools.
Career
Chairman Strike Committee in Lenin Shipyard 1970. Employed Zremb and Elektromontaz 1976-1980. Chairman Interinstitutional Strike Committee, Gdansk August-September 1980.
Company-founder and Chairman Solidarity independent trade union 1980-1990, Chairman National Executive Commission, of Solidary 1987-1990.
Interned 1981-1982; founder of Civic Committee attached to Chair, of Solidarity since 1988. Participant and co-Chairman Round Table Plenary debates 1989.
Chairman Country Defence Committee since 1990. Supreme Commander of Armed Forces of Polish Republic for Wartime since 1990.
President, of Polish Republic since 1990.
13 honorary doctorates. Honorary citizen of Buffalo, New York 1981, Osaka 1981. Manitoba of the Year, Financial Times 1980, The Observer 1980, Die Welt 1980, Die Zeit 1981, L’Express 1981, Le Soir 1981, Time 1981, Le Point 1981.
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Married Danuta Walesa in 1969.
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Awards
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Prize of Swedish journal Arbetet 1981. Award (Athens) 1981; Medal (Philadelphia) 1981. Medal of Merit; Award 1983.tempSpaceAward (Rimini) 1990. Other awards and prizes.Prize of Swedish journal Arbetet 1981. Award (Athens) 1981; Medal (Philadelphia) 1981. Medal of Merit; Award 1983.tempSpaceAward (Rimini) 1990.
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