Vaclav Havel, Czech leader and playwright, dies at 75
Vaclav Havel, Czech leader and playwright, dies at 75 Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, has died at the age of 75. The former dissident playwright, who suffered from prolonged ill-health, died on Sunday morning, his secretary Sabina Tancecova said.czechoslovakiaváclav havellink