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Domino Man: Lech Walesa At 70

Poland's Lech Walesa, the driving force behind the Solidarity labor movement, is credited with sparking the domino-like collapse of Communist governments across Eastern Europe. He went on to win the Nobel Peace Prize and served as Poland's second post-Communist president. But his rough manners and conservative views have left Walesa, who turns 70 on September 29, with a complicated legacy.

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