Czech Republic / Czechoslovakia: Vaclav Havel (1936-2011), 10th President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and 1st President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003). Jiri Jiroutek, Prague, 2006 (CC BY 3.0 License)

Vaclav Havel (5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech writer, philosopher, dissident, and statesman. From 1989 to 1992, he served as the last president of Czechoslovakia. He then served as the first president of the Czech Republic (1993–2003) after the Czech–Slovak split.

Within Czech literature, he is known for his plays, essays, and memoirs.

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