Lech Wałęsa
Persons, originating from Poland

Lech Walesa

Name in Polish notation: Lech Wałęsa.
Born September 29, 1943, Popowo, Poland
He is a Polish politician, a former trade union and human rights activist, and also a former electrician. He is one of the founders of Solidarność (Solidarity), the first independent trade union in the communist block. He won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1983. He served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.
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Polonica stamps:

Chad 1999, 10 IX
Gambia 1995, 01 VIII
Grenada 2004, 03 V
 Guinea-Bissau 2010, 10 VIII
Macedonia 2008, 06 XI
Marshall Islands 2000, 15 I
 Norway 2001, 14 VIII
Palau 2000, 02 II
S.Tomé e Príncipe 2008, 19 V
 Uruguay 1993, 03 V