Václav Havel remembered
Czech democracy leader Václav Havel was born 90 years ago this October. In connection with this landmark, we speak to several people who were close to the dissident playwright-turned-president, who 15 years after his death remains one of the best-known Czech personalities of the modern era.
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Václav Havel remembered
“There was no censorship”: Tomki Němec on photographing Václav Havel
Czech photographer Tomki Němec documented Václav Havel from 1989 to 1992, a period he described as one of the most powerful and positive experiences of his life.
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Václav Havel remembered
Ladislav Špaček recalls 10 years at Václav Havel’s side
Ladislav Špaček is a Czech writer, television journalist and presenter, whom Vaclav Havel handpicked to serve as his spokesperson between 1992 and 2003.
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Václav Havel remembered
Bill Clinton: "I only wish Havel were around today"
Among those paying tribute to Václav Havel on the 90th anniversary of his birth has been former American President Bill Clinton, who spoke to Czech Radio’s Jana Ciglerová.
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Václav Havel remembered
Bill Clinton: Havel told me, We have to trust freedom and democracy
Among those paying tribute to Václav Havel on what would have been his 90th birthday has been former US president Bill Clinton.
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Václav Havel remembered
“He was listening to you”: Alexandr Vondra remembers Václav Havel
A close collaborator of Václav Havel recalls the dissident, reluctant public speaker and president whose authority came from listening rather than lecturing.
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Czechast: Jan Urban remembers Václav Havel
In this edition of Czechast, former dissident Jan Urban recalls Václav Havel ahead of the 90th anniversary of the late Czech president’s birth on October 5.
