Lech Walesa

Lech Walesa

actor

Lech Walesa was born on Sep 29, 1943 in Poland. Lech Walesa's big-screen debut came with Man of Iron directed by Andrzej Wajda in 1981, strarring Lech Walesa. Lech Walesa is known for Man of Iron directed by Andrzej Wajda, Jerzy Radziwilowicz stars as Maciek Tomczyk and Krystyna Janda as Agnieszka. The most recent award Lech Walesa achieved is Nobel Prize. The upcoming new movie Lech Walesa plays is Man of Iron which will be released on Jul 27, 1981.

Lech Walesa is a Polish statesman, dissident, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who served as the President of Poland between 1990 and 1995. After winning the 1990 election, Walesa became the first democratically elected President of Poland since 1926 and the first-ever Polish President elected in popular vote. A shipyard electrician by trade, Walesa became the leader of the Solidarity movement, and led a successful pro-democratic effort which in 1989 ended the Communist rule in Poland and ushered in the end of the Cold War.

  • Birthday

    Sep 29, 1943
  • Place of Birth

    Popowo, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Nobel Prize
1983
Winner - Nobel Peace Prize

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