NationMaster - Encyclopedia: President of the Czech Republic

This is a list of presidents of the Czech Republic. The President of the Czech Republic is the head of state of the Czech Republic. Most of his powers are ceremonial. He is elected by parliament every five years. If a new President has not been elected by the end of a President's term, the Prime Minister becomes acting President.

V�clav Havel: 2 February 1993 - 2 February 2003
Vladim�r Špidla: (acting) February 2, 2003 - March 7, 2003
V�clav Klaus: 7 March 2003 -

Czech Republic (08/05) (4895 words)
	The Czechs lost their national independence to the Hapsburgs Empire in 1620 at the Battle of White Mountain and for the next 300 years were ruled by the Austrian Monarchy.
	The President of the Czech Republic is Vaclav Klaus.
	President Wilson's 14 Points, including the right of ethnic groups to form their own states, were the basis for the union of the Czechs and Slovaks.

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