Lech Wałęsa
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Lech Wałęsa is a Polish electrician-turned-labor leader who co-founded the Solidarity movement, played a key role in ending communist rule in Poland, and later served as the country’s president.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lech Wałęsa canonical | 29 |
| Wałęsa | 2 |
| Chairman of Solidarity | 1 |
| President of Poland (Lech Wałęsa) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish politician
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President of Poland ⓘ dissident ⓘ human ⓘ trade unionist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Liberty Medal
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Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ Order of the White Eagle (Poland) ⓘ
surface form:
Order of the White Eagle
Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ Time Person of the Year ⓘ |
| coFounded |
Solidarność
ⓘ
surface form:
Solidarity
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-09-29 ⓘ |
| endTime (President of Poland) | 1995 ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
post-communist Poland ⓘ |
| familyName |
Lech Wałęsa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Wałęsa
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lech ⓘ |
| hasResidence |
Gdańsk
ⓘ
surface form:
Gdańsk, Poland
|
| influenced | democratic transition in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Catholic social teaching ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-founding the Solidarity movement
ⓘ
leading opposition to communist rule in Poland ⓘ serving as President of Poland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Polish ⓘ |
| movement |
Solidarność
ⓘ
surface form:
Solidarity
|
| name | Lech Wałęsa self-link ⓘ |
| NobelPeacePrizeYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Way of Hope ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 8 ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrician
ⓘ
politician ⓘ trade union organizer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Polish 1980 strikes
ⓘ
Round Table Talks of 1989 ⓘ
surface form:
Round Table Talks in Poland
|
| placeOfBirth | Popowo, Poland ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Nonpartisan (during presidency)
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Solidarity Electoral Action ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lech Wałęsa
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Chairman of Solidarity
President of Poland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
key negotiator in Round Table Agreements
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leader of 1980 Gdańsk Shipyard strike ⓘ |
| signature | Lech Wałęsa signature ⓘ |
| spouse | Danuta Wałęsa ⓘ |
| startTime (President of Poland) | 1990 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about Solidarity and Polish transition ⓘ |
| workedAt | Gdańsk Shipyard ⓘ |
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Solidarity
subject surface form:
Solidarity
this entity surface form:
Wałęsa
this entity surface form:
Chairman of Solidarity
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President of Poland (Lech Wałęsa)
this entity surface form:
Wałęsa