Birth of Vaclev Havel5 October 1936
Birth of Vaclev Havel
Historical person
Vaclav Havel Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vaclav Havel, based on 38 World History Database records associated with Czech Republic.
38 records1936–199323 events1 places
Chronological biography
1936
1977
Charter1977
Helps found Charter 77 to petition for human rights
Politics1977
Helps found Charter 77 to petition for human rights
Charter 771 January 1977
Helps launch Charter 77 for human rights.
1989
Constitution of Czechoslovakia1989
Holds talks on reform and power sharing with Gustav Husak
Demonstrations1989
Anti-Communist demonstrations lead to elected independent Government under Havel
Election1989
Anti-Communist demonstrations lead to elected independent Government under Havel
Resignation of Gustav Husak1989
Husak resigns during mass protests and Havel announces his candidacy for the presidency
Civic Forum19 November 1989
Helps found Civic Forum during the revolution.
Constitution of Czechoslovakia29 December 1989
An elected independent non-Communist Government is formed under Havel. first non-Communist President in more than 40 yrs
Election29 December 1989
The Federal Assembly unanimously elects Havel
President of Czechoslovakia29 December 1989
Appointed President of Czechoslovakia
President of Czechoslovakia29 December 1989
Is elected president by the Federal Assembly.
Velvet Revolution29 December 1989
Alexander Dubcek is elected speaker of the federal Parliament on December 28 and Vaclav Havel the President of Czechoslovakia on December 29 1989
1990
Election1990
The first democratic elections since 1946 are held in June, 1990, bringing the first completely non-communist Government to Czechoslovakia in over forty years
Velvet Revolution1990
The first democratic elections since 1946 are held in June, 1990, bringing the first completely non-communist Government to Czechoslovakia in over forty years
Independence of Czech Republic26 February 1990
Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991
Independence of Czechoslovakia26 February 1990
Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991
Free Elections8 June 1990
Czechoslovakia holds free parliamentary elections.
Election10 June 1990
Havel's Civic Forum and its Slovak allies win 170 out of 300 seats. first genuine free elections for 40 yrs
Election29 December 1990
1st genuine free elections for 40 yrs
Velvet Revolution29 December 1990
1st genuine free elections for 40 yrs
1991
Economy of Czech Rep1 January 1991
Prices are freed in the Czech Rep
Alliance Vaclav Havel and Visegrad Triangle for investment and EU membershipFebruary 1991
Hungary, Poland and Czech join the Visegrad Triangle for investment and EU membership
Alliance Vaclav Havel and Visegrad Triangle for investment and EU membershipFebruary 1991
Hungary, Poland and Czech join the Visegrad Triangle for investment and EU membership
Visegrad GroupFebruary 1991
Hungary, Poland and Czech join the Visegrad Triangle for investment and EU membership
Visegrad GroupFebruary 1991
Hungary, Poland and Czech join the Visegrad Triangle for investment and EU membership
Warsaw Pact1 July 1991
Leaders of the Warsaw Pact sign a protocol terminating the Warsaw Pact Organisation
1992
Dissolution1992
Havel strongly supports the retention of the federation of the Czechs and the Slovaks during the breakup of Czechoslovakia, known as the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
Resignation of Vaclav Havel3 July 1992
The Federal Parliament does not elect Havel - the only candidate for presidency - due to a lack of support from Slovak MPs
Independence of Czech Republic20 July 1992
Resigns after the proclamation of Slovak sovereignty
Independence of Slovakia20 July 1992
Resigns after the proclamation of Slovak sovereignty
Resignation of Vaclav Havel20 July 1992
Resigns after Slovak sovereignty is declared.
Resignation of Vaclav Havel20 July 1992
Resigns after the proclamation of Slovak sovereignty
1993
Constitution of Czech Republic26 January 1993
When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President and wins
Election26 January 1993
When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President and wins
President of Czech Republic26 January 1993
Is elected first President of the Czech Republic.
President of Czech Republic26 January 1993
When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President and wins
Titles and roles
Playwright · Dissident · President of Czech Rep · President of Czech Republic · President of Czechoslovakia · President · President of Czech Republic · President · President of Czechoslovakia
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.