Václav Havel
Former President of the Czech Republic
Václav Havel was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright and dissident. 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... Wikipedia
Born: October 5, 1936, Prague, Czechia
Died: December 18, 2011 (age 75 years), Hrádeček, Vlčice, Czechia
Spouse: Dagmar Havlová (m. 1997–2011) and Olga Havlová (m. 1964–1996)
Awards: Presidential Medal of Freedom, Gandhi Peace Prize, Indira Gandhi Prize, and more
Presidential terms: February 2, 1993 – February 2, 2003 and December 29, 1989 – July 20, 1992
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