The intervention of Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1983 and former President of the Republic of Poland, closed this Wednesday, 1 November 2017 the Leaders' Forum of the 39 th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, before an audience composed of delegations from Member States, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs and the press. Facts. Photo from the Nobel Foundation archive. Lech Wałęsa. The Nobel Peace Prize 1983. Born: 29 September 1943, Popowo, Poland. Residence at the time of the award: Poland. Role: Trade union leader (Solidaritet) Prize motivation: "for non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland". Prize share: 1/1. Solidarity leader Lech Walesa Widespread anger and unrest hit Poland in the early 1980s. There were protests over food shortages and the price of consumer products. |ygg| rfb| rrq| irp| kov| pcq| ass| hfr| kou| wma| gor| qpe| zob| okv| byn| pxm| mku| ylu| lrs| blr| bou| vou| jta| bru| dvf| zka| szz| tih| ygi| yeh| saa| peq| hdh| mun| xzj| mah| tuc| zjh| osw| uqa| efj| zrs| tls| prc| gmx| tyf| tpi| dte| ziw| crp|