International airport renamed after former president Havel
The Czech Republic's main international airport has been officially renamed after the late president Vaclav Havel. A special ceremony for the unveiling of Vaclav Havel Airport Prague (Letiste Vaclava Havla Praha in Czech) took place at noon on Friday - the 76th anniversary of the former-president's birthday - in the presence of numerous
politicians, celebrities and members of the public. An exhibition of news agency photographs of Mr Havel was also opened, with a parallel exhibit to be made in London. The idea to rename the airport after the last Czechoslovak and first Czech president's was launched in the days following his death last December, and was petitioned by tens of thousands of people. Outside the Czech Republic, a library in Paris, a building of the European Parliament and several streets in Poland have been renamed in honour of the statesman and champion of human rights and liberty.
based on text from Radio Prague - the international service of Czech Radio
