(1) Walesa was Poland's first popularly elected President.

(2) The Union accused Walesa of being capricious and undemocratic.

(3) Mr Walesa burned his fingers by promising he would give every Pole 100m zlotys to start a business.

(4) Walesa was circumspect in discussing his political actions.

(5) Mr Walesa began working at the shipyard in 1967.

(6) But Mr Walesa will not hold off for ever.

(7) Lech Walesa, chairman of the Solidarity trade union, had formally announced his candidacy on Sept. 17.

(8) Constitutional discussions Walesa suffered two defeats in the Sejm during December.

(9) But even without a personal shrine, Mr Walesa should feel right at home in the shipyard.

(10) But Mr Walesa had the perfect comeback: Taking to national television, he proudly waved his 1963 diploma.

(11) Walesa had secured the backing of virtually all of the country's political and social organizations, including the Catholic Church.

(12) If found guilty, Mr Walesa faced being banned from holding public office for 10 years.

(13) Asked about differences with Mr Walesa, the prime minister merely rolls his eyes heavenwards.

(14) Walesa was reported as mediating discreetly with union leaders over disputes in various sectors throughout the month.

(15) Resignation as Solidarity chairman Walesa announced his resignation as leader of Solidarity at a meeting of its national executive on Dec. 12.

(16) Inauguration Walesa was sworn in as President for a five-year term on Dec. 22.

(17) The changes were necessary, Walesa had said in a speech to the Sejm, to strengthen executive authority.

(18) On the following day Walesa visited the Yad Veshem memorial to the victims of the holocaust.

(19) The strike ended after 10 hours when Walesa agreed to meet their delegation.

(20) The Solidarity leader Lech Walesa also appealed for a return to work.

(21) Tyminski declined to concede defeat immediately and claimed that people had been intimidated into voting for Walesa.

(22) Reagan lifted the pipeline sanctions and Britoil went up for sale and Lech Walesa was freed.

(23) He won the case by default when no one appeared to represent Mr Walesa.

(24) As the smoke cleared, it became apparent that the beneficiaries included Mr Walesa himself.

(25) Gorbachev joins German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Poland's former president and labor hero Lech Walesa at a 2009 ceremony to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

(26) Pope John Paul's engagement with Poland created space not just for the Catholic Church, but for labor leaders like Lech Walesa.

(27) In 1980-1989, he was an adviser to the independent trade union Solidarity and its leader, Lech Walesa.

(28) Sarkozy and the Dalai Lama met in the northern Polish city of Gdansk during celebrations that marked the 25th anniversary of former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

(29) On Feb. 6, Poland's Communist government, weakened by a wave of strikes, opened Round Table negotiations with Solidarity, the opposition labor movement led by Lech Walesa, fifth from left.

(30) Since Bulgarians were under the control of the Soviets, this could either mean that Solidarity 's plans were compromised or that Walesa was in danger.

(31) Poland's Solidarity was smashed and forced underground in 1981, but eight years later the Berlin Wall fell and by 1990 Lech Walesa was president.

(32) The occasion is a meeting to honour Poland's Lech Walesa, a Nobel prize winner like the Tibetan leader.

(33) He resigned after falling out with his former friend, the Solidarity leader-turned-president, Lech Walesa, whom he later accused of having collaborated with the communist secret police.

(34) That night Walesa hosted a dinner to which he invited leaders of all political views.

(35) Ten years ago: Poland held its first popular presidential election. ( Solidarity founder Lech Walesa, who received a plurality of votes, won a runoff the following month.

(36) In 1990, Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.

(37) "I'm at the least insulted by China's behavior, " Walesa said. "This is the height of insolence .

(38) LECH WALESA: The situation was more than dramatic. One can change a political system overnight, but an economic system needs years.

(39) 1990- Lech Walesa took the oath of office as Poland's first popularly elected president.

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(40) Too early, ' said former Polish President Lech Walesa, who won the peace prize in 1983. 'He has no contribution so far. He is only beginning to act.

(41) "This is a great tragedy, a great shock to us all, " former president and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa said.

(42) Flanked by Mr. Gorbachev and former Polish President Lech Walesa, Ms. Merkel expressed her gratitude at ceremonies in Berlin marking the 20th anniversary of the wall's opening.