Lech Walesa travels to Tunisia today to advise the country’s new leaders

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Edited by: David_18 Apr 28, 11, 13:44 #1

Lech Walesa travels to Tunisia today to advise the country’s new leaders on building a democracy after they ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Based on Walesa’s experience, the transition may be a long one.

Walesa led a strike at the Gdansk shipyard in 1980 that sparked a wave of protests, forcing Poland’s communist rulers to negotiate with workers and fueling a period of relative freedom. A year later, General Wojciech Jaruzelski imposed martial law, threw Solidarity leaders into jail and outlawed the movement.

It wasn’t until 1989 that communism finally collapsed.

“A revolution may only take one day, but that doesn’t mean all the problems have been solved,” Walesa, 67, said in an interview. “A positive conclusion to these events is possible, anything’s possible. But it’s not even close to inevitable.”

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/europe-s-anti-communist-fight ers-see-long-battle-in-middle-east.html

This is something i would like to see live. What an comedy!

Maybe Lech Walesa should have his own talkshow?

Lech Walesa the new Oprah!!!

Anyway a great article and worth reading!

michaelmansunThreads: 12 Posts: 173 Joined: Jul 30, 08 ♂	Jun 17, 11, 12:41 #2
I met the guy once quite by chance in Gdansk at a function. Years and years ago. I spoke to him in Polish. He looked at me and smiled and said, in Polish of course, "So, you come home when the fight is finished." I didn´t tell him I was not a Pole or of Polish decent.

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