http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Lech+Walesa IrishCentral Lech Walesa en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/poland-unveiled-a-statue-of-ronald-reagan-while-ireland-contemplated-a-statue-of-che-guevara-163455226.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/news/from-the-right/poland-unveiled-a-statue-of-ronald-reagan-while-ireland-contemplated-a-statue-of-che-guevara-163455226.html Mon, 23 Jul 2012 01:16:04 PDT People look at a new statue of Pope John Paul II and former President Ronald Reagan in Gdansk, Poland (Credit: Czarek Sokolowski)Several months ago, Lech Walesa, hero and leader of Poland's freedom movement, unveiled a statue in downtown Warsaw honoring President Ronald Reagan  Reagan an American with Irish roots, was inspirational in his efforts to topple the Soviet Empire that had Poland and eastern europe in its death gripRecently, in an ironic twist, there was a push in Galway Ireland to erect a statue for another famous figure with Irish roots, communist and assassin, Che Guevara READ MORE ]]>