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²łę
[ vuh-wen-suh ]
noun
- Lech [lek], born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
²łę
/ æˈɛԲə /
noun
- ²łęLech1943MPolishPOLITICS: statesmanPOLITICS: head of state Lech (lɛç). born 1943, Polish statesman: president of Poland (1990–95); leader of the independent trade union Solidarity 1980–90; Nobel peace prize 1983
Example Sentences
Leaders like FDR, JFK, ²łę, and Nehru demonstrated that democrats can propound powerful liberal-national narratives.
Its leader, Lech ²łę, never failed to summon the martyrs of Poland’s centurieslong quest for national independence, often in the same breath that he demanded political liberalization.
József Antall, an opposition leader and Hungary’s first post-Communist prime minister, called forth national pride in the service of democracy as ²łę did in Poland.
“This is a decisive time. A lot will really depend on this decision,” said Lech ²łę, the leader of the Solidarity movement and Poland’s first president after the end of communism.
In recent years, ²łę has become a staunch critic of the PiS government.
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