41+E.+Explain+the+role+of+various+leaders+in+transforming+the+Soviet+Union+and+Eastern+Europe.++E.++Lech+Walesa

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In Green(e) book pg. 640 // **Lech Wałęsa** // is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist Lech Walesa was born September 29th, 1943. He worked as a car mechanic at a machine center from 1961 to 1965. Walesa is a polish polititian who co-founded the independent trade union in poland, he transformed Poland into a non communist country. Walesa became one of the founding members of the solidarity movement of 1980. Walesa led Polish unions to independance.He also made the first independant trade union in the Soviet Bloc which impacted them heavily. since he had no higher education he was prosecuted by the communist party. he was a polish politition and helped the soviet union to be a better contry. He was a Polish politician, human rights activist, and trade - union organizer. He served in the army for two years, rose to the rank of corporal. Lech ran successfully for the presidential office in his country and tried to transform Poland from a communist country to a post-communist country and even though he failed he was still famous. Lech Walesa was a Polish electrician who later became a trade union activist. While managing to make a living, he became involved in demanding rights for workers. Lech Walesa was the first independant trade union. Lech Walesa grew up in that environment and despised both Soviet and Polish communists. Lech Walesa also won the Nobel Peace Prize and eventually was the President of Poland. He is a Polish politition, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. A charismatic leader, he co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland1990–95. On 3 April 1922, Stalin was named the general secretary of the communist party of the soviet union. Stalin became the undisputed leader of the Soviet Union and, by the end of the 1920s, established totalitarian rule. Lech Walesa was a humans right actovist, a Polish politician, and he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. In 1990-1995 he served as the president of Poland. Lech Walesa was an outspoken electrician that encouraged the workers into taking action. He has been awarded over 30 honorary doctorates from various colleges from his work in the fields. He was one of the co-founders pf solidarity which was the first independent trade union in soviet union he was also the president of poland from 1990-1995. Lech Walesa organized an independent trade union in Poland known as Solidarity. After a successful strike by Solidarity in 1980 workers were granted higher wages, and new rights.
 * 41 E. Explain the role of various leaders in transforming the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. E. Lech Walesa**:

Lech Walesa transformed Poland from a communist state to a democracy, and served as president for 6 years. Wałęsa served as president of Poland from December 1990-1995 where he lost is seat to Aleksender Kwaśniewski in a democratic vote. This increasingly isolated Wałęsa on the political scene. As he lost more and more political allies, he came to be surrounded by people who were viewed by the public as incompetent and disreputable. Lech Walesa established the firstSoviet Bloc's independent trade union, and he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. Walesa was born in Poland on September 29, 1943, he was a son of a carpenter. he attended primary and vocational school, then he worked in the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk as an electrician. In 1969, Lech married Danuta Dolos and they had eight children. His son, Jaroslaw Walesa is the member of the European Parliament in the House of Poland. He co-founded solidarity,the soviet bloc's first independent trade union and organized an illegal strike at the Gdansk shipyard(the committee). A Polish non-governmental trade union, began in August 1980 at the [|Lenin Shipyards] (now Gdańsk Shipyards) where it was founded by [|Lech Wałęsa] and others. He won the Noble peace prize because after a successful protest the polish government gave the people more rights. Because before the polish were pure communist. Lech Walesa won a nobel peace prize, was a human rights activist, and a polish politician. A human rights activist who co founded the Solidarity the first independent trade union. His heroic union activism brought down the communist government of Poland, which resulted in [|free elections] in 1989. //Lech Wałęsa// is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. After he graduated from vocational school, Walesa became a mechanic. He supported poland's entry into NATO. Lech co-founded the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union and served as president of Poland. 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 August 1980 he was instrumental in negotiations that led to the ground-breaking [|Gdańsk Agreement] between striking workers and the government, and he became a co-founder of the [|Solidarity] trade-union movement.

He was a human rights activist in the 20th century.

Lech Walesa is a Polish politician, trade-union organizer, and human-rights activist. He co-founded Solidarity, the Soviet bloc's first independent trade union. He was interested in workers concerns and encouraged workers to boycott.

In November 1982 Walesa was released and reinstated at the Gdansk shipyards. Although kept under surveillance, he managed to maintain lively contact with Solidarity leaders in the underground. While martial law was lifted in July 1983, many of the restrictions were continued in civil code. In October 1983 the announcement of Walesa's Nobel prize raised the spirits of the underground movement, but the award was attacked by the government press.

Lech Walesa is a Polish politician, trade union organizer, and Human-rights activist.He co-founded Solidarity.

Lech Walesa was a Polish politician who transformed Poland from a communist country into a non-communist country.