Ex-Polish president speaks at NEIU

Lech Walesa at NEIU

Lech Walesa, former president of Poland, used the opportunity today to call for world government during the dedication of a building in his honor at Northeastern Illinois University. The Northwest Side university named Lech Walesa Hall to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of Communism in Poland.  Walesa is generally credited with that accomplishment, which led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and its satellite empire. Walesa noted that years ago he called for a united states of Europe saying, “I had a copyright on the idea.” Today, he said the alternatives are chaos or increasing unity of countries across the globe. The university sits close to part of the Chicago Polish community. — Ron Grossman

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Ex-Polish president speaks at NEIU