Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:50:22 +0200https://english.radio.cz/how-communists-wished-havel-happy-birthday-and-elected-him-president-8212379© 2026 Radio Prague International The late Czech president, Václav Havel, who died five years ago, would have turned 80 on Wednesday, October 5. Celebrations of his life and legacy are taking place at home and abroad. In this special program on Radio Prague we recall the heady days of the Velvet Revolution that swept the dissident playwright from jail to Prague Castle. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/havel_vaclav_projev_0.jpg?timestamp=1729956453 https://english.radio.cz/how-communists-wished-havel-happy-birthday-and-elected-him-president-8212379 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9