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- Born: June 19, 1941 in Prague, Czech Republic
- Political party: Civic Democratic Party
- Second President of the Czech Republic
- Assumed office: March 7, 2003
- Currently serving second term
- Co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party
- Previous Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- In office: January 1, 1993 - December 17, 1997
- Specializes in economics
- Educated at University of Economics, Prague; Cornell University; Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences
- Holds 50 honorary degrees
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Vaclav Klaus is the current President of the Czech Republic and co-founder of Civic Democratic Party. He is also a former Prime Minister of the Czech Republic. After the second round of the 2008 elections, Klaus was re-elected to a second term as president.
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Outspoken Demeanor
Klaus has become infamous in his home country, and throughout Europe, for his blunt style, particularly regarding his criticism of the environmental movement. He regards global warming as a myth and has referred to Al Gore as an "apostle of arrogance."International Herald Tribune: A fiery Czech is poised to be the face of Europe (November 25, 2008) Klaus has been similarly critical of the European Union, which he proposed dissolving as recently as 2005. He will become an important figure in the EU when the presidency of the collective passes to his country, the Czech Republic, in January of 2009.Hurriyet Daily News: Czechs face suspicion as EU presidency nears (November 21, 2008) In a 2008 poll, half of Czech citizens surveyed felt that Klaus' confrontational style harmed the image of their nation abroad.Prague Daily Monitor: Half of Czechs believe Klaus harms Czech Republic's image (November 18, 2008)
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Vaclav Klaus on Amazon
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Blue Planet in Green Shackles: What Is Endangered: Climate or Freedom? - $14.95
The largest threat to freedom, democracy, the market economy, and prosperity at the beginning of the 21st century is no longer socialism or Communism. It is, instead, the ambitious...Amazon
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Facing the Challege of the Current Era: Environmentalism with Vaclav Klaus - $14.95
Czech President Vaclav Havel discusses the challenge that environmentalist presents to the modern world.Amazon
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Blue Planet in Green Shackles - $12.50
The Competitive Enterprise Institute is proud to announce a provocative new book on environmental policy, Blue Planet in Green Shackles by Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Repu...Amazon
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Vaclav Klaus Questions
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What day was Vaclav Klaus relected in 2008? 1 AnswerFebruary 15th, according to this site: http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3130151,00.html read more -
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Vaclav Klaus Timeline
- 1941: Born
- 1963: Klaus graduates from the University of Economics,Prague
- 1969: Klaus graduates from Cornell University in the United States
- 1971 - 1986: He holds various positions at the Czechoslovak State Bank
- 1989: Klaus serves as Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic for 3 years
- 1991: Klaus is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party
- 1992 - 1997: Served as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- 1998 -2002: Serves as Chairman of the of Deputies of the Czech Republic
- 2003: Klaus is elected President of the Czech Republic]
- 2008: Klaus is elected to a second term as President of the Czech Republic
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EU President Vaclav Klaus Condemns EU | Atlantic Council - http://shar.es/aEc5V
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#Video "Czech President Vaclav #Klaus Slams Al #Gore Over Global Warming. |" ( http://bit.ly/8Jo3Ab )
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FORA.tv: Vaclav Klaus: Global Warming a Politician's 'Myth' http://bit.ly/62LuJr
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Íntegra do discurso do presidente Lula em recepção ao presidente da República Tcheca, Václav Klaus, em Brasília http://bit.ly/7WT1HQ
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Planalto - Íntegra do discurso do presidente Lula em recepção ao presidente da República Tcheca, Václav Klaus, em Brasí http://url4.eu/r77x
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