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Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

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Prague

Born

October 5, 1936

Zodiac

Libra

27,468

days lived

75

age at death

Born
October 5, 1936 in 🇨🇿Prague
Died
December 18, 2011 (aged 75)
Zodiac
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About

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 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.

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2011
Day 27,467
Age 75

Death of Václav Havel

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Dec 18, 2011

Václav Havel died at the age of 75.

1993
Day 20,574
Age 56

Inauguration as President of the Czech Republic

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96%
Feb 2, 1993

Havel became the first President of the Czech Republic.

1992
Day 20,541
Age 56

Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

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96%
Dec 31, 1992

Czechoslovakia peacefully dissolved into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Day 20,377
Age 55

Resignation as President of Czechoslovakia

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96%
Jul 20, 1992

Havel resigned as President amid political tensions.

1989
Day 19,443
Age 53

Elected President of Czechoslovakia

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Dec 29, 1989

Havel was elected president following the Velvet Revolution.

Day 19,201
Age 52

Released from Prison

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May 1, 1989
1979
Day 15,548
Age 42

Imprisoned for Subversion

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May 1, 1979
1977
Day 14,698
Age 40

Co-founded Charter 77

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Jan 1, 1977

Havel co-founded Charter 77, a human rights initiative.

1964
Day 9,949
Age 27

Marriage to Olga Šplíchalová

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Jan 1, 1964

Havel married Olga Šplíchalová.

1963
Day 9,584
Age 26

The Garden Party

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96%
Jan 1, 1963

Premiere of 'The Garden Party', a significant play by Havel.

1957
Day 7,393
Age 20

Military Service

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96%
Jan 1, 1957

Served in the Czechoslovak Army.

1936
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Age 0

Birth of Václav Havel

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Oct 5, 1936

Václav Havel was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.