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In the years 1980-81 Walesa travelled to Italy, Japan, Sweden, France and Switzerland as guest from the International Labour Organisation. In September 1981 he was elected Solidarity Chairman with the First National Solidarity Congress in Gdansk. The country's brief enjoyment of relative freedom ended in December 1981, when General Jaruzelski, fearing Soviet armed intervention among other considerations, imposed martial law, "suspended" Solidarity, arrested most of its leaders, and interned Walesa in the country house in the remote spot. In November 1982 Walesa was published and reinstated with the Gdansk shipyards. Although kept under surveillance, he were able to maintain lively contact with Solidarity leaders in the underground. While martial law was lifted in July 1983, many from the restrictions were continued in civil code. In October 1983 the announcement of Walesa's Nobel prize raised the spirits from the underground movement, nevertheless the award was attacked with the government press. The Jaruzelski regime became more unpopular as economic conditions worsened, also it was finally instructed to negotiate with Walesa and the Solidarity colleagues. The result was the holding of parliamentary elections which, although limited, led on the establishment of your non-communist government. Under Mikhail Gorbachev the Soviet Union was no longer prepared to use military force to help keep communist parties in satellite states in power. Walesa, now head of the revived Solidarity labour union, began a series of meetings with world leaders. In April 1990 at Solidarity's second national congress, Walesa was elected chairman with 77.5% with the votes. In December 1990 in the general ballot he was elected President with the Republic of Poland. He served until defeated in the election of November 1995. Walesa has been granted many honorary degrees from universities, including Harvard University and the University of Paris. Other honors include the Medal of Freedom (Philadelphia, U.S.A.); the Award of Free World (Norway); and the European Award of Human Rights. Addressing you, because winner with the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize, is often a Polish worker in the Gdansk Shipyard, one of several founders with the independent trade union movement in Poland. It would be most effective thing for me to say that I am not worthy of that great distinction. Yet, when I remember the hour once the news in the prize has spread throughout my country, the hour of rising emotions and universal joy with the people who felt that they have a moral and spiritual share in the award, I am obligated to point out that I regard it like a sign of recognition that the movement which I gave all my strength has served well the city of men. I accept the award with my deepest respects for its meaning and significance, and, at the same time, I am conscious that this honor is bestowed this is not on me personally, but upon "Solidarity", upon the people and the ideas for which we've fought and shall keep doing so in

the spirit of peace and justice. And there is nothing I desire more than how the granting of the award should profit the cause of peace and justice inside my country and also the world over. My first words which I address to you, and through you to all people, are the types which I have known since my childhood days: Peace to men of goodwill - all and everywhere, within the North and South, East and West. strony internetowe Gdynia