Ivan Medek, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ivan Medek

Czech publicist

Date of Birth: 13-Jul-1925

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 06-Jan-2010

Profession: writer, minister, musician, journalist

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Ivan Medek

  • Ivan Medek (July 13, 1925 – January 6, 2010) was a Czech classical music critic, radio broadcaster and journalist.
  • Medek was an important voice of the Czech anti-communist opposition movement, particularly after being forced into exile from Czechoslovakia in 1978.
  • Medek collaborated closely with such Czechoslovak politicians as Václav Havel and Pavel Tigrid in opposition to communist rule.He was a brother of the Czech painter Mikuláš Medek and the son of the general Rudolf Medek.
  • Medek was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on July 13, 1925.
  • He began his career as both a classical music critic and journalist.
  • He worked as a musician for the Czech Philharmonic until he was fired by the government for his support of the opposition.Medek was an original signatory of the Charter 77 manifesto in 1977.
  • Persecution by the communist government for his participation in Charter 77 forced Medek into exile in neighboring Austria beginning in 1978.
  • Medek began working at the Voice of America in Austria, where he broadcast news and information into Czechoslovakia.
  • His VoA radio broadcasts became an important link for anti-communist dissidents in his native Czechoslovakia.Medek returned to Czechoslovakia from exile in 1989 during the Velvet Revolution.
  • In 1993, Medek was appointed to the office of the presidency under Václav Havel, the first president of the Czech Republic.
  • He later became the head of the presidency, or chancellor, under Havel.Medek died in Prague on January 6, 2010, at the age of 84.
  • He was survived by his wife, Helena.

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