Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003. He was the first democratically elected president of either country after the fall of communism. As a writer of Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.

Václav Havel

Overview

Václav Havel

Known For

Zánik Československa v parlamentu

Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

Ján Langoš – strážca pamäti

Zappa

Forman vs. Forman

Rolling Stones – Hearts for Prague

Mečiar: The Lust For Power

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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words

Život podle Václava Havla

Biography

Acting