"I made the right decisions, I set everything on the right course, the reforms are going in the right direction."

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Source: Walesa to meet with Jaruselski and the Pope on path towards pluralism by Michael Simmons, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 1989.

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Lech Walesa

Politician, Activist

Lech Walesa is a Polish politician and human rights activist, known for co-founding the Solidarity movement and serving as Poland's first democratically elected president.

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