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Vaclav Havel

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Vaclav Havel

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Václav Havel (Czech: Václav Havel, October 5, 1936 - December 18, 2011) was a Czech writer and playwright, a political dissident and one of the thinkers of the Velvet Revolution. First President of the Czech Republic.

Category
Writers
Nationality
Czechoslovakia
Born
1936-10-05
Died
2011-12-18
Wikidata
Q36233
Occupations writerplaywrightpoliticiandirectorpoetfilm directorhuman rights activistdissidentessayistphilosopherOpinion reporterpoliticalplaywright
Aliases Vaclav HavelVaclav HavelJavierJavierHavelHavel, V.Vaclav HavelVaclav Havel

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