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FILE - Lech Walesa former President of Poland, speaks after being awarded withthe "Golden Medal for services to reconciliation and understanding among peoples" in Berlin, Monday Sept. 26, 2022. (Britta Pedersen/dpa via AP, file)

Polish democracy leader Lech Walesa says a Trump victory would be a ‘misfortune’ for the world

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Poland's former president Lech Walesa wears a T-shirt reminding Poland's current right-wing government that it should respect the nation's constitution, in his office in Gdansk, Poland, on Aug. 26, 2021. Walesa, turned 80 on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

An expansive Walesa reflects on Ukraine, traffic laws and the new world order

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, April 6, 2016 file photo, Poland’s former president and legendary Solidarity freedom movement founder Lech Walesa gestures during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at his office at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland. The son of former Polish president Lech Walesa said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, that his father, a longtime adversary of Poland's current leadership, is being stripped of state protection when he travels abroad. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File) **FILE**

Lech Walesa, Cold War hero, laments fall of America’s ‘good empire’

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 photo the head of the ruling party Jaroslaw Kaczynski,right, and former President Lech Walesa, second left, stay in front of a courtroom in Gdansk, Poland. The Appeals Court in Gdansk ruled Monday, July 22, 2019 that Walesa must apologize to Kaczynski for blaming him for a 2010 plane crash that killed Kaczynski's twin, then-President Lech Kaczynski. (AP Photo/Wojciech Strozyk, file)

Court: Walesa must apologize to Poland’s ruling party head

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Poland's two most famous foes, the country's de facto leader, head of the ruling party Jaroslaw Kaczynski, right, and former President Lech Walesa, second left, stand near each other after exchanging wry comments before a courtroom in Gdansk, Poland, on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018. Kaczynski is suing Walesa for blaming him for a 2010 plane crash that killed his twin, then-President Lech Kaczynski. (AP Photo/Wojciech Strozyk)

Poland’s Walesa must apologize to rival in slander case

Associated Press

**FILE** Lech Walesa (Associated Press)

Lech Walesa, former Poland president, wears protest T-shirt to George H.W. Bush’s funeral

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

In this picture taken on Nov.22, 2018, Poland's two most famous foes, the country's de facto leader, head of the ruling party Jaroslaw Kaczynski, right, and former President Lech Walesa, second left, stand near each other after exchanging wry comments before a courtroom in Gdansk, Poland. Kaczynski is suing Walesa for blaming him for a 2010 plane crash that killed his twin, then-President Lech Kaczynski. (AP Photo/Wojciech Strozyk)

Poland’s Lech Walesa wears protest T-shirt to Bush funeral

By VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

Poland’s Walesa wants to reconcile with foes before death

Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo taken in Gdansk, Poland, April 6, 2016, Poland's former president and legendary Solidarity freedom movement founder Lech Walesa acts with expression as he repeats his denials to allegations that he collaborated with the communist regime and talks about the &quot;crisis of democracy&quot; during an interview with The Associated Press at his new office at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, file)

Evidence mounts against Walesa, but he is still hero to many

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA and VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

FILE - The Nov. 16 1982 file photo shows former Solidarity leader Lech Walesa with two of his eight children, including Przemyslaw, far right. On Friday the Walesa family buried Przemyslaw, who was found dead last Sunday in his home at the age of 43. Investigators ruled out foul play or suicide. Though the exact cause of death was not given, Przemyslaw had struggled with alcoholism. (AP Photo)

Lech Walesa attends funeral of son who battled alcoholism

By VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 6, 2016 file photo, Poland’s former president and legendary Solidarity freedom movement founder Lech Walesa gestures during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at his office at the European Solidarity Center in Gdansk, Poland. The son of former Polish president Lech Walesa said Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, that his father, a longtime adversary of Poland's current leadership, is being stripped of state protection when he travels abroad. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File) **FILE**

Poland’s Lech Walesa loses state security protection abroad

By VANESSA GERA - Associated Press

Hundreds stood outside the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk in northern Poland in August 1980 as striking workers held a series of meetings inside. Today the shipyard represents a flourishing industry for Poles. (Associated Press)

Gdansk shipyard, famed Solidarity movement birthplace, celebrates a comeback

By Beata Biel - Special to The Washington Times

Illustration on why the Pope should embrace Cuban political dissidents by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

GEORGE PHILLIPS: Advancing human rights in Cuba

By George Phillips

FILE - This photo taken July 18, 2012 shows former South African President Nelson Mandela during the celebration of his 94th birthday in Qunu, South Africa. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, has named Mandela and former Polish president Lech Walesa as International Freedom Conductors. The 2014 awards will be presented Aug. 23 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam, File)

Ohio Freedom Center to honor Walesa, Mandela

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**FILE** Lech Walesa (Associated Press)

Anti-communist icon decries Obama: U.S. ‘no longer leads the world’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times