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Václav Havel | |
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| Born | 5 October 1936 Prague, Czechoslovak Republic |
| Died | 18 December 2011 Vičice, Czech Republic |
Václav Havel was the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic after its secession.
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Havel sold weapons to Chile under Pinochet, the Philippines under Marcos, and the military dictatorship in Thailand. He also participated in the invasion of Iraq under George W. Bush.
In 1995, Havel signed a law to prevent communists from being employed in public agencies. He also privatized properties that had been publicly owned under socialism and returned land that had been owned by aristocrats under the Austro-Hungarian Empire to their heirs.[1]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Michael Parenti: Must We Adore Vaclav Havel?" (2011-12-27). The Red Phoenix. Archived from the original on 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2022-06-13.