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First visit to Poland led to Iron Curtain's fall, historians say 45 years after St. John Paul II landmark trip
31 May 2024 17:04 GMT
… make pastoral visits outside Italy. Poland's communist regime reluctantly … started as electrician-turned-leader Lech Walesa signed the Gdansk accords with … Slavs, were Christianized thanks to Poland.
Meanwhile, in neighboring Czechoslovakia, Cardinal …
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Polish leader Walesa seeks unity to build better world
18 Mar 2024 14:35 GMT
… can create dictators.
- Lech Walesa, former Polish president
Much … , who hails from Krakow, Poland.
Walesa, no doubt, played a … find better solutions.
- Lech Walesa, former Polish president
“The … destroying each other.
- Lech Walesa, former Polish president
The …
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Today in History: December 22, Lech Walesa becomes Poland’s first popularly elected president
22 Dec 2023 05:15 GMT
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In 1990, Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland’s first …
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How can Poland’s Law and Justice party revive its fortunes?
05 Mar 2024 06:08 GMT
… ’s parliamentary elections, Poland’s conservative Law and … widely regarded to be Poland’s leading conservative intellectual, … conclusion was straightforward: for Poland’s embattled conservatives to … the brothers helped elevate Lech Walesa to the presidency. ‘ …
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Poland's judiciary was a tool of its government. New leaders are trying...
26 Feb 2024 19:13 GMT
… Trzaskowski (left) and former President Lech Walesa (right) in a protest last … of political parties now running Poland's government. (Omar Marques …
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Poland’s judiciary was a tool of its government. New leaders are trying to undo that
26 Feb 2024 15:25 GMT
… Trzaskowski (left) and former President Lech Walesa (right) in a protest last … political parties now running Poland’s government.WARSAW, Poland — When the right … accordance with the laws of Poland.
Grzegorz Sokol contributed reporting.
Corrections …
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Lech Wałęsa on the state of democracy
24 Feb 2024 01:14 GMT
… and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Wałęsa told a packed … with his Solidarity movement in Poland.
Perry World House (PWH) … stage and split duties translating Walesa’s remarks from Polish into … the crowd.
“More than most, Lech Wałęsa has experienced firsthand …
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Lech Walesa & Transcendent Truth
14 Feb 2024 23:37 GMT
… deeply admired Polish labor leader Lech Walesa.
So, of course, I … by Solidarity and most of Poland, Walesa’s defiance of the … in 1989. Walesa’s party easily won. Poland became the first … of Eastern Europe. Walesa was elected president of Poland in 1990. …
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Q&A: Former Polish President Lech Walesa Asks World to Help Ukraine
13 Feb 2024 23:27 GMT
… to Congress?
Former Polish President Lech Walesa: In this visit, the most … won over communist rule in Poland. Back then, was the fight … of the full-scale war, Poland was one of the closest … them are few by comparison. Poland managed to escape into the …
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The Last Hero of the Cold War … Lech Walesa Survives
12 Feb 2024 07:39 GMT
… , except for one: Lech Walesa.
And yet, Walesa could’ve been the … world has ever seen.”
Walesa talked about Poland, Ukraine, Russia, the … all laugh, because, yes, Lech Walesa had gotten out alive that … Empire collapsed.
Kudos to Lech Walesa, the one Cold War …