Alex dowis vaclav havel biography

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Václav Havel, GCB, CC (born October 5, ) is a Czech writer and dramatist. He was the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic.
Havel was born in Prague. Following the Moscow-backed coup of he and his family were shunned for having been wealthy capitalists and pro-German collaborators (collaborants according to the Communist party daily Rudé Právo from February 23, ) and he had difficulties studying beyond the basic level, but took evening classes and studied briefly at the Czech Technical University ().

After military service () he worked as a stagehand in Prague (Theatre On the Balustrade - Divadlo Na zábradlí) and studied drama by correspondence. His first publicly performed play was The Garden Party ().

Alex dowis vaclav havel biography wikipedia Havel's background as a playwright gave him a unique perspective on communication and the power of narrative in shaping public opinion. He criticized Havel for having supported the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia , repeating the charge that Havel had called the event a "humanitarian bombing", [ 88 ] although Havel had expressly and emphatically denied ever using such a phrase. Retrieved 22 May He had to undergo a colostomy in Innsbruck when his colon ruptured while he was on holiday in Austria.

His best known play in the West is Largo Desolato. In he married Olga Šplíchalová.
Following the suppression of the Prague Spring in he was banned from the theatre and became more politically active. This culminated with the publication of the Charter 77 manifesto, written partially in response to the imprisonment of members of the Czech psychedelic band Plastic People of the Universe.

Alex dowis vaclav havel biography In collaboration with Karel Brynda, he wrote a highly politicized play about military honor titled "Life Ahead. This section needs additional citations for verification. Synopsis [ edit ]. Following Havel's call to action on November 19, , the "Civic Movement" was formed at his initiative.

His political activities cost him five years in prison. He became famous for his brilliant articulation of "Post-Totalitarianism" (See: The Power of the Powerless), a term used to describe the modern social and political order that enabled people to "live within a lie." A passionate supporter of nonviolent resistance, he was a leading figure in the Velvet Revolution of On December 29, , as head of the Civic Forum, he was elected president by the Federal Assembly.

After the free elections of he retained the presidency. Despite increasing tensions, Havel strongly supported the retention of the federation of the Czechs and the Slovaks during the breakup of Czechoslovakia, known as the Velvet Divorce.

Alex dowis vaclav havel biography photos He met U. Citizen against the state in central-eastern Europe , Abingdon, pp. Retrieved 9 August Retrieved 20 December

On July 3, the federal parliament did not elect Havel - the only candidate for presidency - due to a lack of support from Slovak MPs. After the Slovaks issued their Declaration of Independence, he resigned as president on July
When the Czech Republic was created he stood for election as president there on January 26, , and won.

Despite illness and three operations (he was a heavy smoker); he was re-elected in One parliamentarian (ultra-nationalist Miroslav Sládek from SPR-RSČ - Sdružení pro republiku - Republikánská strana Československa) was in police custody just during the Czech presidential elections in This single vote determined the result of the presidential elections.

Václav Havel left office after his second term as Czech president ended on February 2, ; Václav Klaus, one of his greatest political opponents, was elected his successor on February 28,
Samuel Beckett's play Catastrophe is dedicated to him.