Grim Reaper 186 Posted December 31, 2008 This is the place to discuss Vaclav Havel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest D.J. Posted January 2, 2009 Václav Havel was a Czechoslovak PRESIDENT in years 1989 - 1992 and Czech PRESIDENT in years 1993 - 2003. You write Czech PM. The word "PM" is "prime minister", or not? Václav Havel did not a prime minister! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted January 2, 2009 Guest makes a very good point. Havel has only ever been Czech President (and before that Czechoslovak president), but never Czech PM. The Czech PMs were, from memory, Klaus, Zeman, Spidla, Gross, Paroubek and Topolanek, all of which are still going strong. Czech PMs hold more political power but the Presidents get more international attention and get to live in Prague castle. Although suffering from a number of ailments I'm not sure if he's particularly under threat this year. Time will tell. Perhaps instead of ex-Czech PM you could write something like "About to cash his Czech?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest D. J. Posted January 2, 2009 Just one thing - Václav Havel was 10 - 12 years ago very ill, he was operated for malign lung tumour in December 1996 and for perforation of "thick" intestine in April 1998. He was ill for heart arythmy and breathe problems (he have just 1/3 - 1/2 of his right lung after the operation of tumour) but he looks quite healthy in last years. I saw him in TV yesterday. He looks quite good and healthy. I think that he won´t dead in this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 13, 2009 Vaclav Havel was hospitalized Monday 2009-01-12 due to respiratory disease http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/158657-vaclav...-nemocnici.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted January 13, 2009 Former Czech President Vaclav Havel is hospitalized with an unspecified "inflammatory illness." I believe he was hospitalized around this time last year for something very similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 14, 2009 latest news (2009-01-14, czech tv at 12pm) announced his condition is serious but stable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted January 14, 2009 latest news (2009-01-14, czech tv at 12pm) announced his condition is serious but stable Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raskolnikov 0 Posted January 15, 2009 Supposedly he is showing "slight" improvement. Then again, I seem to recall plenty of reports this time last year saying that Suharto was improving... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,534 Posted January 15, 2009 Supposedly he is showing "slight" improvement. Then again, I seem to recall plenty of reports this time last year saying that Suharto was improving... Ahhh but Suharto was able to sit up and eat half a biscuit. What's Havel eating these days? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tuber Mirum 125 Posted January 15, 2009 latest news (2009-01-14, czech tv at 12pm) announced his condition is serious but stable Dead is also serious and stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest D. J. Posted January 15, 2009 The Havel´s condition is today a bit better than yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted January 17, 2009 Supposedly he is showing "slight" improvement. Then again, I seem to recall plenty of reports this time last year saying that Suharto was improving... Ahhh but Suharto was able to sit up and eat half a biscuit. What's Havel eating these days? Half a dumpling? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest So, not this time... Posted January 29, 2009 http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=628292 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth in Asia 1,087 Posted January 29, 2009 http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=628292 Good - too early for him to go yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Demented Glaswegian 1 Posted January 29, 2009 You know, I'd never heard of Havel before going to this site (put that down to age related ignorance) and yet I put him down on the shortlist for a poll on Greatest World Leaders on the Outpost Gallifrey forums, and he finished 5th losing only to M.Gandhi, Mandela, the Dalai Lama and Alexander the Great. Should I assume he's actually quite a well known and respected writer and dissident turned statesman then? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 29, 2009 He was/is a great popular figurehead to base a peaceful revolution around, but was never really cut out to be a global statesman, even before the CIA leaned on him (eg for wanting to appoint Frank Zappa as an adviser to his government) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted January 29, 2009 He was/is a great popular figurehead to base a peaceful revolution around, but was never really cut out to be a global statesman, even before the CIA leaned on him (eg for wanting to appoint Frank Zappa as an adviser to his government) Oh that would have been fan bloody tastic!! Just imagine it, a Euro summit with all the European heads of State, the President of the USA and anybody else who wanted to attend. All having a cup of Tea and a Hash cake. All the Worlds problems would just...fade away man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis the Jackal 77 Posted January 29, 2009 I'm not a particular fan of Zappa, but what I do know is that he was 100% anti-drugs. His strangest and 'furthest-out' 1960's stuff was intended to send up the whole drug-culture. Just imagine it, a Euro summit with all the European heads of State, the President of the USA and anybody else who wanted to attend.All having a cup of Tea and a Hash cake. All the Worlds problems would just...fade away man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monoclinic 39 Posted January 29, 2009 That really is one asshole in action. To name his kids as he did without a standard N,N-diethyl-D-lysergamide fallback excuse. I'm not a particular fan of Zappa, but what I do know is that he was 100% anti-drugs. His strangest and 'furthest-out' 1960's stuff was intended to send up the whole drug-culture.Just imagine it, a Euro summit with all the European heads of State, the President of the USA and anybody else who wanted to attend.All having a cup of Tea and a Hash cake. All the Worlds problems would just...fade away man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted January 29, 2009 I'm not a particular fan of Zappa, but what I do know is that he was 100% anti-drugs. His strangest and 'furthest-out' 1960's stuff was intended to send up the whole drug-culture.Just imagine it, a Euro summit with all the European heads of State, the President of the USA and anybody else who wanted to attend.All having a cup of Tea and a Hash cake. All the Worlds problems would just...fade away man I bow to your greater knowledge Sir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 3, 2009 http://aktualne.centrum.cz/czechnews/clanek.phtml?id=628292 Good - too early for him to go yet. but ...."It has never been so serious before," ... let's see Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Nazgul Posted September 4, 2009 I saw him at a rock festival two weeks ago. He appeared ok, he even played drums with his friends' band. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest who? Posted November 19, 2009 Havel is in good condition and he is EX-PRESIDENT not PM!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted March 8, 2011 President Vaclav Havel has been taken to hospital suffering from a "fresh bout of his chronic respiratory illness". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
