(���� first month of the fourth day), January 26, 1993, Vaclav Havel was elected the first president of the Czech Republic. The Vaclav Havel


in October 1936, was born in Prague, the Czech capital, a noble business owners family. Graduated from the Department of Economics of the University of Prague in 1957. Had military service. After engaging in a theatrical creation, served as a stage technician, screenwriter, assistant director and playwright. In 1968 as an independent for the (opposition group) Chairman of the club. To participate in sports and served as the spokesman of the "Charter 77", arrested and jailed several times. The organization sponsors and spokesman of the "Charter 77" in January 1977, involved in the creation of the Civic Forum in November 1989 and became the main representative of the Civic Forum. (History TodayOnHistory.com)
in December 1989, he was elected as the President of the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic. June 1990 in the first national elections in the Czech Republic, the Federal elected as the President of the Czech Republic, the Federal. Failed to run for president in June 1992, to resign. Divided into two independent states in January 1993, the Czech Republic and Slovakia on January 26 of the same year, he was elected as the first president of the Czech Republic after independence, was sworn in on February 2. January 1998 was re-elected in February 2003, has resigned.
1994 was awarded the Philadelphia Liberty Medal.