Presidents · Head-to-head
Corazon Aquino vs Václav Havel
Yes — based on their recorded years, Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) and Václav Havel (1936–2011) were alive at the same time for at least part of their lives.
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino was the first female president of the Philippines, rising to power through the 1986 People Power Revolution that ended the rule of dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Key achievements
- Became the leading opposition figure following her husband's 1983 assassination.
- Led the 1986 People Power Revolution, which peacefully ended Ferdinand Marcos's 20-year rule.
- Became the first female president of the Philippines, serving from 1986 to 1992.
- Oversaw the drafting of a new Philippine constitution restoring democratic institutions.
Fast fact
Aquino became a leading opposition figure after the 1983 assassination of her husband, Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., and went on to lead the largely nonviolent 1986 People Power Revolution.
Full profile of Corazon Aquino →Václav Havel
Václav Havel was a Czech playwright and dissident who became the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic, leading his country's peaceful transition from communism to democracy.
Key achievements
- Wrote plays critical of the communist regime, leading to repeated imprisonment as a dissident.
- Became a leading figure of the 1989 Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
- Served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992.
- Became the first president of the independent Czech Republic in 1993, serving until 2003.
Fast fact
Havel rose to the presidency following the 1989 Velvet Revolution, a largely nonviolent transition that peacefully ended over four decades of communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
Full profile of Václav Havel →Who lived first, Corazon Aquino or Václav Havel?
Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) lived first, before Václav Havel (1936–2011), based on their recorded years.
Were Corazon Aquino and Václav Havel contemporaries?
Yes — based on their recorded years, Corazon Aquino (1933–2009) and Václav Havel (1936–2011) were alive at the same time for at least part of their lives.
What do Corazon Aquino and Václav Havel have in common?
Both Corazon Aquino and Václav Havel are grouped among our Presidents figures and lived during the Modern Era.