Wałęsa,
Lech 1943-; Pol. labor leader & politician: president of Poland (1990-95)
See Wałęsa in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wä-lĕnˈsə, vä-wĕnˈsä), Lech Born 1943.
Polish labor leader who was president of Poland from 1990-1995. He won the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership of the independent trade union Solidarity.