Václav Havel
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Václav Havel 🇨🇿

Václav Havel (Known as "President")
President, Statesman, Political Leader, Historical Figure
Born 1936-10-05 🇨🇿 Prague, Czech Republic
Passed Away 2011-12-18 Vlčice, Czech Republic
Lifespan 75 years old
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"Truth and love must prevail over lies and hatred."

Archival Overview

Moral beacon who demonstrated how cultural dissent and ethical truth-telling can peacefully dismantle totalitarian tyranny; oversaw the bloodless 'Velvet Divorce' of Czechs and Slovaks.

Biographical Record

Václav Havel was a Czech statesman, playwright, essayist, and dissident who served as the last president of Czechoslovakia (1989–1992) and the first president of the Czech Republic (1993–2003). Co-founder of Charter 77, his philosophical concept of 'the power of the powerless' inspired the peaceful 1989 Velvet Revolution that brought down totalitarian communism.

Moral beacon who demonstrated how cultural dissent and ethical truth-telling can peacefully dismantle totalitarian tyranny; oversaw the bloodless 'Velvet Divorce' of Czechs and Slovaks.

Key Life Milestones

1977-01-01

Co-founding Charter 77

Published Charter 77 petition calling on the Czechoslovak communist government to respect human rights guarantees.

1989-12-29

Presidency after Velvet Revolution

Sworn in as President of democratic Czechoslovakia following the peaceful overthrow of the communist regime.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Vinohrady Cemetery, Prague, Czech Republic
Vlčice, Czech Republic
GPS: 50.0755, 14.4378
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