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Václav Havel

Oct 05, 1936 - Dec 18, 2011 (75 years old) in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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.

Known For

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Self - President of Czechoslovakia (archive footage)
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The Lost World of Communism
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Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words
Self (archive footage)
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Mečiar: The Lust For Power
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Wisdom
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Mlha
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What Is to Be Done? A Journey from Prague to Ceský Krumlov, or How I Formed a New Government
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Bohemia Docta or the Labyrinth of the World and the Lust-House of the Heart (A Divine Comedy)
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Olga
Self
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Czech Made Man
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