▁all ▁course - work ▁required ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Agricult ural ▁Techn ical ▁School ▁in ▁S yp n iew o , ▁yet ▁did ▁not ▁undert ake ▁the ▁final ▁qual ifying ▁exam . ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁no ▁formal ▁higher ▁education ▁, ▁but ▁was ▁presented ▁with ▁several ▁" do ctor ▁honor is ▁causa " ▁awards , ▁including ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁K iev ▁( U k raine ) ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁commit ment ▁and ▁ ▁out re ach . ▁ ▁Le pper ▁was ▁married ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁I ren a ▁have ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁For ▁ 2 ▁years ▁( 1 9 7 8 - 8 0 ) ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁P Z PR ▁Polish ▁United ▁Work ers ' ▁Party , ▁Poland ' s ▁equivalent ▁of ▁a ▁formal ▁commun ist ▁party ▁during ▁the ▁P RL ▁( Pol ish ▁P pl ▁Republic ▁ 1 9 4 7 / 4 8 - 1 9 8 9 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Le pper ▁formed ▁his ▁own ▁political ▁party , ▁an ▁organisation ▁of ▁econom ically ▁struggling ▁far mers ▁like ▁himself , ▁naming ▁it ▁" S amo ob ron a " ▁( Self ▁defence ) ▁( SO ). ▁Le pper ▁organ ised ▁anti - g overn ment ▁demonstr ations ▁and ▁other ▁actions , ▁most ▁significantly ▁against ▁the ▁politics ▁of ▁Such ock a ▁and ▁Bu zek ▁govern ments , ▁both ▁character ised ▁by ▁growing ▁social ▁and ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁in just ice , ▁especially ▁experienced ▁by ▁the