Václav Havel

Václav Havel, GCB, CC (IPA: {{IPA|}}) (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech writer and dramatist. He was the last President of Czechoslovakia and the first President of the Czech Republic.

External links

• Václav Havel's official website
• Living In The Truth Information relating to the work and philosophies of Václav Havel
• An unusual speech for a politician, arguing for the need for transcendent values in political life.
• Brief bio at Radio Prague
• Ambassador of Conscience at Amnesty International
• Hero file at More or Less
• Havel, his memories and the world- International Herald Tribune (21 October 2004)
• Interview transcript at PBS
• Velvet President essay
• U.S. Medal of Freedom
• Václav Havel: Heir to a Spiritual Legacy
• Václav Havel's Project Syndicate op/eds
• CNN Cold War - Profile: Václav Havel
• Václav Havel's Order of Canada Citation