Václav Havel - Wikipedia
Václav Havel (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvaːtslav ˈɦavɛl] ⓘ; 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright and dissident. [1] [2] Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December, before he became the first president of the Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003.
Vaclav Havel, Czech leader and playwright, dies at 75 - BBC News
Dec 18, 2011 · Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, has died at the age of 75. The former dissident playwright, who suffered from prolonged...
Vaclav Havel - The New York Times
Vaclav Havel led a revolution that overturned four decades of communism in his native Czechoslovakia, languished for years in prison, wrote 19 plays, survived nearly drowning and served 14...
'Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?' charts an extraordinary life in ...
Apr 11, 2024 · The new time-lapse documentary by Petr Jančárek, Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?, provides a glimpse into the various roles played by Václav Havel during his lifetime: citizen, director, friend, husband, patient, and man at the end of his life.
Czech Republic President Petr Pavel to speak at the inaugural Václav ...
Aug 31, 2024 · As Americans and the world grapple with a growing sense of polarization, a new lecture series will revisit the life and legacy of Václav Havel, a world leader globally recognized for his willingness to listen to diverse views.
Vaclav Havel and our Crisis - Colby News
Sep 20, 2022 · Czechoslovakians enjoyed a taste of liberty, and one prominent participant in the movement was Václav Havel, a Czech playwright and poet who became a political dissident and, later, the leader of the country. But the moment didn’t last.
Vaclav Havel funeral: World leaders pay respects - BBC News
Dec 23, 2011 · Czechs and world leaders have been bidding farewell to former Czech President Vaclav Havel at a state funeral in Prague. The current and former US secretaries of state were joined by leaders...
For Jews, Vaclav Havel wasn’t just a friend but a champion of …
Dec 20, 2011 · Vaclav Havel was a friend of the Jews and of Israel, but prominent Jews who mourned his passing this week said the Czech leader’s greatest legacy was his universal message of freedom.
News - Knihovna Václava Havla - Vaclav Havel Library
News - Knihovna Václava Havla. Three candidates shortlisted for the 2023 Václav Havel Prize. The selection panel of the Václav Havel Human Rights Prize, which rewards outstanding civil society action in defence of human rights in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the 2023 Award.
Vaclav Havel rights prize awarded to Turkey's jailed Osman Kavala
Oct 9, 2023 · The Council of Europe on Monday awarded its top rights prize to jailed Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, who has come under repeated attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.