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Wałęsa

American  
[vuh-wen-suh] / vəˈwɛn sə /

noun

  1. Lech born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.

Wałęsa British  
/ 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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