Václav Havel

A playwright who wrote plays about freedom — then helped make his country free.

The Story

Václav grew up in Czechoslovakia and loved writing plays for the theater.

His stories asked simple, brave questions about being honest and kind.

The people in charge didn't like his plays and put him in prison.

But his words spread anyway, and his people took heart.

In 1989 the country peacefully changed, and Václav was chosen as its president.

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