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Havel in Spain
The recently deceased ex-president of the Czech Republic, Vaclav Havel, was a frequent visitor to these waters.


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04.01.2012 - Havel, who died on Sunday December 18th, was often here taking advantage of the excellent climate the Canaries offers to those who suffer from respiratory illnesses, such as the ex-president and playwright.  After his first official visit to Spain, when he stayed in Barcelona and Madrid, in 1990, he and his wife Olga returned many times – although his stated dream of taking a private driving holiday through the country was impossible during his political life due to questions of protocol and security.
In recent years the Havels visited Lanzarote on a number of occasions, where they stayed at the official residence, La Mareta de Lanzarote, at the invitation of the Spanish royal family and where the climate was a great help to the ex-president’s poor health.  In 1996 he had half of his right lung removed due to a malignant tumour, and made his first visit to the island during Christmas of 1997, and returned the following year.
There followed a number of years of further illnesses and treatments, and Havel wasn’t to return to these islands until April 2002 when he stayed in the Anfi del Mar complex in the south of Gran Canaria.
Havel had, through visits to Spain and visits by members of the family to the Czech Republic, had established friendships with the King and Queen and Prince Felipe, and he was a guest at the latter’s wedding in 2004, even though he was no Langer active in political life.



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