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Born October 5, 1936 • Prague • Czech Republic
Died December 18, 2011 (aged 75) • Czech Republic
Title / Office president (1993-2003), Czech Republic • president (1989-1992), Czechoslovakia
Notable Works “Leaving” • “The Garden Party” • “The Memorandum”

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