Presented By: Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia
WCEE Distinguished Lecture. Russia's War on Ukraine and Its Global Impact
Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland (1990-95), Nobel Peace Prize winner (1983)
A livestream video of this event will be available at: https://myumi.ch/AwMPw
Lech Wałęsa was the co-founder and leader of the Solidarity movement that paved the way to the first democratic elections in Poland in 1989 and the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. A recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, he was the first democratically elected President of Poland since 1926, serving from 1990-95.
This event is sponsored by the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, Copernicus Center for Polish Studies, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Democracy & Debate, and Weiser Diplomacy Center.
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
Lech Wałęsa was the co-founder and leader of the Solidarity movement that paved the way to the first democratic elections in Poland in 1989 and the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. A recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, he was the first democratically elected President of Poland since 1926, serving from 1990-95.
This event is sponsored by the Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia, Copernicus Center for Polish Studies, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Democracy & Debate, and Weiser Diplomacy Center.
If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible to you, please contact us at weisercenter@umich.edu. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the university to arrange.
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