Lech walesa
[vuh-wen-suh] /vəˈwɛn sə/
noun
1.
Lech
[lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
/væˈwɛnsə/
noun
1.
Lech (lɛç). born 1943, Polish statesman: president of Poland (1990–95); leader of the independent trade union Solidarity 1980–90; Nobel peace prize 1983
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