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Havel (German) [ˈhaːfəl] n (Placename) a river in E Germany, flowing south to Berlin, then west and north to join the River Elbe. Length: about 362 km (225 miles) Havel2 n
(Biographies / Havel, Václav (1936 M, Czech, THEATRE: dramatist, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) Václav (ˈvʌtslav). born 1936, Czech dramatist and statesman: founder of the Civil Forum movement for political change: president of Czechoslovakia (1989-92); president of the Czech Republic from 1993. His plays include The Garden Party (1963) and Redevelopment (1989) ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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The 73-year-old Havel co-authored of the Charter 77 human rights manifesto and spent several years in prisons before becoming Czechoslovakia's president after the peaceful 1989 revolution toppled the Communist regime. Several world leaders sent greetings to Havel and the people of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the two countries that emerged after the revolution. and a number of candidates are widely recognized as unqualified," Havel wrote. |
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