Lech Wałęsa

Lech Wałęsa

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Lech Wałęsa is a prominent Polish politician and human rights activist who served as the first democratically elected president of Poland from 1990 to 1995. He co-founded the Solidarity movement, which played a crucial role in the fight against communist rule in Poland and is a Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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Lech Wałęsa was a key figure in the Solidarity movement and became a symbol of the democratic opposition in Poland.

Cum a dărâmat un sindicat de muncitori întregul sistem opresiv din blocul comunist
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2026-06-02
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Wałęsa made a statement regarding Trump.

Trump je ruský lokaj, či výjimečně inteligentní, řekl Walesa
Mladá fronta DNES (iDNES)·Czech RepublicCzech Republic· 2026-02-23
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Lech Wałęsa was a leader of the Solidarity movement and later served as the President of Poland.

Агент, который сломал систему. История жизни и победы Леха Валенсы
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-12-20
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Lech Wałęsa is a political leader and human rights activist, co-founder of the Solidarity movement in Poland.

10 decembrie: Ziua când „Garda de Fier" a fost scoasă în afara legii
Adevărul·RomaniaRomania· 2025-12-10
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Niklas Frank interviewed Polish President Lech Wałęsa as a journalist.

Kada je mržnja porodično nasljeđe
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-11-30
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Lech Wałęsa is mentioned as a figure criticized by Waldemar Łysiak.

Анджея Почобута наградили высшим орденом Польши
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-11-11
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Lech Wałęsa is noted as a significant figure in the context of Natalia Radina's experiences.

Вышла книга о редакторе «Хартии'97» Наталье Радиной
Наша Ніва (Nasha Niva)·BelarusBelarus· 2025-09-08
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Lech Wałęsa was the Polish president who warned about the 'Russian bear' in relation to NATO.

Koliko je Rusija bila blizu članstvu u NATO-u?
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-09-06
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Lech Wałęsa emphasizes the need to restore trust in democracy.

Lech Wałęsa: "Wir müssen das Vertrauen in die Demokratie wiederherstellen" - Polen
Der Standard·AustriaAustria· 2025-08-05
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Lech Wałęsa is a former Polish president who recently shared a photo from his hospital bed on Facebook.

Operisan bivši poljski predsednik Leh Valensa
Blic – popular Serbian tabloid/daily, est. 1996·SerbiaSerbia· 2025-07-03
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Lech Wałęsa expressed disappointment over the recent presidential elections in Poland, stating that 'democracy has fallen in Poland on June 1, 2025.'

Лех Валенса заявил об уходе «в мир природы, музыки и книг» после выборов — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2025-06-03
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Lech Wałęsa expressed disappointment over the recent presidential elections in Poland, stating that 'democracy fell in Poland on June 1, 2025.'

Лех Валенса заявил об уходе «в мир природы, музыки и книг» после выборов — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2025-06-02
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Lech Wałęsa votes at a polling station in Warsaw.

Polacy wybierają prezydenta [ZDJĘCIA]
Gazeta Wyborcza·PolandPoland· 2025-06-02
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Lech Wałęsa, former leader of Solidarity and former Polish president, stated that Ukraine's EU membership is necessary for global development.

Index - Külföld - A külügyi bizottság elnöke szerint ma Magyarország attól fél, hogy Oroszország visszatér Európába
Index.hu·HungaryHungary· 2025-05-20
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Lech Wałęsa led the Solidarność movement, which was inspired by Ivan Pavao II.

Jutarnji list - Srušio je zid komunizma, izborio se za priznanje Hrvatske, a zamalo ga je ubio turski terorist
Jutarnji List – Croatian daily newspaper, est. 1998·CroatiaCroatia· 2025-05-16
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Lech Wałęsa led the Solidarity movement, which received support from John Paul II.

Od kritik kapitalizma do končanja komunizma
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-04-22
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Lech Wałęsa welcomed Pope John Paul II at the airport in Balice.

20. rocznica śmierci papieża Jana Pawła II [ZDJĘCIA]
Gazeta Wyborcza·PolandPoland· 2025-04-02
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Lech Wałęsa is mentioned as stating that the freedom of Poland was won thanks to Radio Free Europe.

Tramp gasi sopstveni globalni megafon
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-03-23
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Lech Wałęsa is mentioned as part of the trio of Poles who contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union.

La guerra desde el sofá 6/6 (apuntes en tiempos de conflicto)
El Nacional·VenezuelaVenezuela· 2025-03-17
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Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland, expressed his outrage over the treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj by Donald Trump.

Polen steht fest an der Seite der Ukraine
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-03-17
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Lech Wałęsa described the meeting between Trump and Zelensky as reminiscent of an interrogation by communist police.

Το παπούτσι του Χρουστσόφ και τ’ απύλωτα στόματα
Kathimerini·GreeceGreece· 2025-03-14
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Lech Wałęsa joined former political prisoners in sending a letter to Trump expressing horror at his intimidation of Zelensky.

“Ovdje svi vole Putina i Trampa”
Vijesti – largest independent Montenegrin daily, est. 1997·MontenegroMontenegro· 2025-03-06
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Lech Wałęsa criticized the expectation for Ukraine to express gratitude for U.S. aid in its fight against Russia.

LECH WAŁĘSA ⟩ Ühendriikidel on otsene vastutus tagada Ukraina kaitse
Postimees – major Estonian daily, est. 1857·EstoniaEstonia· 2025-03-04
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Former Polish President Lech Wałęsa wrote an open letter to US President Donald Trump in support of Ukraine.

Трампа в открытом письме призвали выполнить будапештские гарантии 1994 года в отношении Украины: 04 марта 2025, 08:30
Tengri News – major Kazakh news website·KazakhstanKazakhstan· 2025-03-04
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