| In Prague, it was the opposition movement Civic Forum led by author and dramatist Vaclav Havel that spearheaded the Velvet Revolution. |
| In late December, Vaclav Havel is elected President of Czechoslovakia by the Parliament. |
| Husák resigned in December 1989, and Havel was chosen to succeed him as Czechoslovakia's first noncommunist president in more than 40 years. |
| Anyone who reads this blog on a regular basis knows I'm a big fan of the Bohemian philosopher king, Vaclav Havel. |
| Mr. Dewar pointed out that this is not an easy thing to do, as Havel found out in his own country. |
| Even on that festive occasion, Havel did not mince words about the negative aspects of the new Czech capitalism. |
