Lech Walesa

Poland's president in string of gaffes

Poland's president has put words in Barack Obama's mouth, kept Condoleezza Rice waiting, and snubbed national icon Lech Walesa. Now, many Poles are cringing over Lech Kaczynski's gaffes and fretting about the damage to Poland's...

Mieczyslaw Rakowski; Poland's last communist prime minister; 81

Mieczyslaw Rakowski, the last leader of the Polish Communist Party and the last communist prime minister of Poland, who deftly – inscrutably, some said – juggled his reputation as a reformist with what became open antipathy...

China lauds U.K. statement on Tibet

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Chinese officials are praising a move by the United Kingdom's foreign minister to acknowledge Tibet as part of People's Republic of China. "I think this is a recognition of an already existing...

Polish unionists call for general strike in retirement bill protest

Warsaw - Union members in Warsaw left Prime Minister Donald Tusk's office on Friday morning after spending two nights in the building, threatening a general strike and saying it was cowardly to relocate the office. Members of...

Mieczyslaw Rakowski: Polish newspaper editor and Prime Minister

As a talented newspaper editor, Mieczyslaw Rakowski distinguished himself in Communist Poland by shielding Jewish colleagues from the ravages and injustices of an anti-Semitic purge. That act of courage in 1968-69 reinforced...

Poland marks 90th anniversary of independence

WARSAW, Poland — Poland marked with joy the moment it emerged from the empires shattered by World War I and became a modern nation, celebrating its 90th anniversary Tuesday with waving flags and booming cannons.

Poland Marks 90th Anniversary of Independence (see pictures)

Poland Marks 90th Anniversary of Independence By VOA News 11 November 2008 Leaders from around the world are in Warsaw to celebrate the 90th anniversary of Poland's independence. German Chancellor Angela Merkel took part in...

Walesa row mars Polish festivity

Mr Walesa is an icon in Poland for his role in toppling communism Poland is marking the 90th anniversary of its independence, but anti-communist icon Lech Walesa has not been invited to attend the official festivities....

Obituary: Mieczyslaw Rakowski

The last communist prime minister of Poland, he clashed with Solidarity Mieczyslaw Rakowski, who has died aged 81, was one of the key figures on the Polish political scene during the communist era. But, as deputy prime minister...

Americans abroad ride feel good wave after Obama win

Warsaw, Nov 9 (DPA) For the first time in eight years, Magdalena Jensen feels proud to be American. Before Barack Obama won the US presidential election, the Polish-American was quick to play up her European heritage when she...

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