Again elected President of the Czech Republic for another 5 years (January 1998)
In Myanmar, Havel is called "The Iron Rose" for sending a rose to then imprisoned dissident Aung San Suu Kyi.
His play, "Largo Desolato" in a Mark Taper Forum production at the Mark Taper Forum Too in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1987 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Production.