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 | Diana Walker, 1989 |
| President Bush and Polish President Lech Walesa flash the peace sign to cheering crowds in Gdansk, Poland. Walker had missed this shot but, thanks to her positive working relationship with President Bush, she managed to convince him to turn around with Walesa for another shot, which eventually ran in Time magazine. |
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| The Solidarity movement, headed by labor leader Lech Walesa, launched a process of democratic reform in Poland that played a large role in the eventual downfall of communist governments throughout Eastern Europe. President Bush visited Poland just a month after Solidarity's resounding defeat of communists in national elections. |
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