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Václav Havel (1936)A world-renowned dramatist, essayist, philosopher and President of the Czech Republic. The central theme of his literary texts is human identity and the mechanisms of dehumanized power. In the 1970's and 1980's he was something of a spiritual leader for the dissidents. After the fall of the Communist regime he was elected President of Czechoslovakia in December 1989. Three years later he became the President of the Czech Republic and in January 1998 was reelected for the next term. |