Lech Walesa Fast Facts

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Birth date: September 29, 1943

Birth place: Popowo, Poland



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Father: Boleslaw Walesa, carpenter

Mother: Felicja (Kaminski) Walesa

Marriage: Miroslawa 'Danuta' (Golos) Walesa (1969-present)

Children: Bogdan, Slawek, Przemek, Jarek, Magdalena, Ania, Maria Wiktoria and Brygidka

Military service: Army, Corporal, 1965-1967

Religion: Roman Catholic

Other Facts

His father was imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp.

Sent his wife to accept his Nobel Prize, as he feared he would not be allowed to return to Poland.

Timeline

1961-1965 - Works as a car mechanic.

1965-1967 - Serves in the Polish Army.

1967 - Begins working as an electrician at the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk.

1970 - During strikes protesting the rise of food prices, 45 shipyard workers are killed. Walesa is one of the leaders of the strike.

1976 - Is fired for his political activities.

1978 - Works with other activists to form free trade unions.

August 1980 - Leads a strike in the Gdansk shipyard, which spreads across the country. The workers win the right to organize their own union.

September 1980 - The independent trade union Solidarity is formed.

January 1981 - Meets with Pope John Paul II.

December 1981 - Walesa is arrested. Martial law is imposed across the country.

October 1982 - The Polish parliament passes an act dissolving all unions, including Solidarity.

November 1982 - Walesa is released.

July 1983 - Martial law is lifted.

October 1983 - Is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

1987 - Walesa's book, 'A Way of Hope,' is published.

November 1989 - Addresses a joint session of the US Congress.

December 1990 - Is elected president of Poland.

1991 - Walesa's autobiography, 'The Struggle and The Triumph,' is published.

1995 - Founds the Lech Walesa Institute.

November 1995 - Is defeated in the presidential election.

2000 - Is again defeated in the presidential election.

August 2006 - Announces he has quit Solidarity as he opposes the union's support of Poland's current leadership.

February 2008 - Is implanted with a pacemaker at a hospital in Houston.

2009 - Sues Polish President Lech Kaczynski for libel, because of Kaczynski's comments that Walesa was a spy in the 1970s. Kaczynski is killed in a plane crash in April 2010.

July 2012 - At Walesa's invitation, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney travels to Poland. Walesa wishes Romney success in the election.

March 2013 - Tells a television reporter that as a minority, gay people have no right to prominent positions in politics, and should sit toward the rear of parliament or even 'behind a wall.' He later refuses to apologize.

July 8, 2017 - Is hospitalized with heart problems in Gdansk.

1970 - During strikes protesting the rise of food prices, 45 shipyard workers are killed. Walesa is one of the leaders of the strike. November 1982 - Walesa is released. Religion: Roman Catholic February 2008 - Is implanted with a pacemaker at a hospital in Houston. Birth date: September 29, 1943 July 1983 - Martial law is lifted. 2009 - Sues Polish President Lech Kaczynski for libel, because of Kaczynski's comments that Walesa was a spy in the 1970s. Kaczynski is killed in a plane crash in April 2010. 1987 - Walesa's book, 'A Way of Hope,' is published. 1976 - Is fired for his political activities. November 1989 - Addresses a joint session of the US Congress. October 1982 - The Polish parliament passes an act dissolving all unions, including Solidarity. 1995 - Founds the Lech Walesa Institute. Mother: Felicja (Kaminski) Walesa September 1980 - The independent trade union Solidarity is formed. Marriage: Miroslawa 'Danuta' (Golos) Walesa (1969-present) 1995 - Founds the Lech Walesa Institute. December 1990 - Is elected president of Poland. November 1982 - Walesa is released. March 2013 - Tells a television reporter that as a minority, gay people have no right to prominent positions in politics, and should sit toward the rear of parliament or even 'behind a wall.' He later refuses to apologize. December 1981 - Walesa is arrested. Martial law is imposed across the country. Timeline January 1981 - Meets with Pope John Paul II. July 2012 - At Walesa's invitation, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney travels to Poland. Walesa wishes Romney success in the election. 1976 - Is fired for his political activities. 1961-1965 - Works as a car mechanic. August 1980 - Leads a strike in the Gdansk shipyard, which spreads across the country. The workers win the right to organize their own union. 1970 - During strikes protesting the rise of food prices, 45 shipyard workers are killed. Walesa is one of the leaders of the strike. February 2008 - Is implanted with a pacemaker at a hospital in Houston. 1965-1967 - Serves in the Polish Army. 1961-1965 - Works as a car mechanic. July 2012 - At Walesa's invitation, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney travels to Poland. Walesa wishes Romney success in the election. Birth date: September 29, 1943 August 1980 - Leads a strike in the Gdansk shipyard, which spreads across the country. The workers win the right to organize their own union. Personal January 1981 - Meets with Pope John Paul II.

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