History and chronology of Vaclav Havel in Czech Rep

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Vaclav Havel History of Czech Rep


1936	Birth
5th Oct Prague Rep Birth of Vaclev Havel
1977	Charter 77
Prague Rep Helps found Charter 77 to petition for human rights
1989	Civic Forum
29th Dec Prague Rep Leader of the Civic Forum, Havel becomes President by a unanimous vote of the Federal Assembly
1989	Constitution
Prague Rep Holds talks on reform & power sharing with Gustav Husak
29th Dec Prague Rep 1st non-Communist President in more than 40 yrs
29th Dec Prague Rep An elected independent non-Communist Government is formed under Havel
1989	Demonstrations
Prague Rep Anti-Communist demonstrations lead to elected independent government under Havel
1989	Election
29th Dec Prague Rep The Federal Assembly unanimously elects Havel
1989	Government
Anti-Communist demonstrations lead to elected independent government under Havel
1989	President
29th Dec Appointed President of Czechoslovakia
1989	Resignation
Prague Rep Husak resigns during mass protests & Havel announces his candidacy for the presidency
1989	Velvet Revolution
29th Dec Alexander Dubcek is elected speaker of the federal parliament on December 28 and V clav Havel the President of Czechoslovakia on December 29 1989
1990	Election
10th June 1st genuine free elections for 40 yrs
10th June Havels Civic Forum & its Slovak allies win 170 out of 300 seats
1990	Independence
26th Feb Russia agrees to withdraw troops from Czech by July 1991
1990	Velvet Revolution
The first democratic elections since 1946 are held in June, 1990, bringing the first completely non-communist government to Czechoslovakia in over forty years
29th Dec Prague Rep 1st genuine free elections for 40 yrs
1991	Alliance
Feb Visegrad Rep Hungary, Poland & Czech join the Visegrad Triangle for investment & European Union membership
1991	Economy
1st Jan Prices are freed in the Czech Rep
1991	Warsaw Pact Organization
1st July Prague Rep Leaders of the Warsaw Pact sign a protocol terminating the Warsaw Pact Organization
1992	Dissolution
Prague Rep 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
1992	Independence
20th July Resigns after the proclamation of Slovak sovereignty
1992	Resignation
3rd July Prague Rep The Federal Parliament does not elect Havel - the only candidate for presidency - due to a lack of support from Slovak MPs
20th July Prague Rep Resigns after the proclamation of Slovak sovereignty
1993	Constitution
26th Jan Prague Rep When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President & wins
1993	Election
26th Jan Prague Rep When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President & wins
1993	President
26th Jan When the Czech Republic is created Havel stands for election as President & wins