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Lech Wałęsa

Politician

Lech Wałęsa is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Leach Walesa · Lech Wałęsa · Leh Valesa · Lehs Valensa · Lex Valensa · 15 more...				[sources]
Alias	Lech Walensa · Lech Walesa · Валенса Лешек Михал · Валенса, Лех · Валенса, Лешек Михал · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	L.Wałęsa · レフ・ワレサ · ワレサ議長 · 瓦文萨 · 華勒沙 · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1943-09-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Popowo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Poland · Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Poland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Lech				[sources]
Last name	Wałęsa				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q444				[sources]
Position	President of the Republic of Poland				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Ethnicity	Poles				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-01	Last processed	2025-12-01	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

President of Poland from 1990 to 1995

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-08

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Maria Wiktoria Wałęsa Close Associate	child	-	-
Bogdan Wałęsa Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Venezuela	-	-
President of the Republic of Poland	1990-12-22	1995-12-22

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,135

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories198,581

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External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions515,984

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata386,966

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