Vaclav Havel, supporters, president, presidential election, students

The victory of the Velvet Revolution was topped off by the election of dissident playwright and human rights activist Vaclav Havel as President of the republic at Prague Castle on December 29, 1989. High school students demonstrate their support for Vaclav Havel as a new president during a rally in Old Town Square in Prague on December 11, 1989.