WalĘsa, Lech
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
WALESA, LECH lekh vawen z , 1943 , Polish labor and political leader. He worked as...the end of Aug., 1989, a Solidarity-led coalition government was in power, but Walesa became increasingly critical of Premier Tadeusz Mazowiecki. In Dec., 1990, Walesa was elected president of Poland, defeating Mazowiecki, and resigned his Solidarity...