Lech Wałęsa Institute

Lech Wałęsa Institute (Polish: Instytut Lecha Wałęsy[1]) is a non-governmental, non profit organization established in 1995 by Lech Wałęsa,[1] Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and a first democratically elected President of the Republic of Poland.

The Institute was formed and open on 22 December 1995, the last day of Lech Wałęsa's Presidency.

[2] In 1996 the organisation was a part of Akcja Wyborcza Solidarność which allowed Lech Wałęsa to participate in 1997 Polish parliamentary election.

[3][4] Later it was used as a backbone to form Lech Wałęsa's own political party named Chrześcijańska Demokracja III Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej.

It mostly focuses on preserving the role of Solidarity movement and Polish political transition,[6] as well as promoting knowledge about Poland's path to freedom on both the national and international levels.

Lech Wałęsa – founder of the institute and the first democratically elected President of Poland . 2009
European Solidarity Centre – current headquarters of the Institute and the location of Wałęsa's office. [ 8 ]
Former headquarters of the Institute