Václav Havel

"Člověk by se měl chovat tak, jak si myslí, že by se měli chovat všichni." - Václav Havel

Poet, playwright, and dissident Václav Havel has no idea he will one day help to dissolve the communist government and become the last president of Czechoslovakia, and the first president of the Czech Republic. 1960s, Prague.

Václav Havel was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissident and politician. Havel was the last president of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) & the 1st president of the Czech Republic (1993–2003).

Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist, poet, dissidentand politician. He was the ninth and last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic . He wrote more than 20 plays and numerous non-fiction works, translated internationally. He was one of the signatories of the Charter 77 manifesto, a founding signatory.

Václav Havel and The Rolling Stones

Lou Reed and Václav Havel together in Prague: Photo: Ondřej Němec

Vaclav Havel- dissident, playwright, leader, president

Pohoda 2008 – Joan Baezová a Václav Havel – Trenčín (19. července 2008)

Mluvčí Charta 77 Václav Havel Jiří Hájek Jiří Dienstbier Ladislav Hejdánek Václav Benda Zdena Tominová setkani mluvčích v byte Bendových v roce 1979. Fot. Ondrej Nemec

Hostinec U zlatého tygra: Bohumil Hrabal, Václav Havel a Bill Clinton. fot. Jiří Jírů/CORBIS Date: 1994