Acting
Václav Havel
1936-2011
Known for Citizen Havel, Forman vs. Forman, Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?.
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Born10/05/1936
Died12/18/2011
AgeDied at 75
BirthplacePrague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]
DepartmentActing
Biography
Václav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992 and then as 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.
