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President of Poland, 1990–1995; co-founder and chairman of the Solidarity trade union
Poland · b. 1943
Politics and public life
An electrician at the Gdańsk Shipyard who co-founded the independent trade union Solidarity in 1980 and led it through the period of martial law. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983 and served as President of Poland from 1990 to 1995.
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When I recall my own path of life I cannot but speak of the violence, hatred and lies. A lesson drawn from such experiences, however, was that we can effectively oppose violence only if we ourselves do not resort to it.
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