WalĘsa, Lech
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...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 post. Walesa failed to win reelection in 1995, losing to...