- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- Chicago Cold War: Lech Walesa
- Creator:
- Walesa, Lech
Alter, Peter - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2012-02-09
- Subject:
- Oral history
Interviews
Cold War
Solidarity - Location:
- Poland, 52.0, 20.0
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - Description:
- Born in Popowo, Poland in 1943, Lech Walesa was a founding member of Solidarity, Poland's first independent trade union during the communist era. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983. In 1990, he was elected President of Poland, a position which he held for five years. He ran for the presidency again in 2000, but was unsuccessful. His work in the Solidarity movement caught the attention of world leaders at that time including Pope John Paul II.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/310
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:310/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2017 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 18:21 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
Chicago Cold War Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
Chicago Cold War: Lech Walesa
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