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Who was Lek Walesa? What role did he play in establishing democratic rule in Poland?

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Lech Walesa was an electrician who joined the ongoing strike of workers at the Lenin shipyard, in the city of Gdansk. soon he emerged to be the leader of the strike.His leadership gave Poland its first presidential elections in which more than one party could contest. Walesa was elected President of Poland.

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