What is Václav Benda?
[[File:Václav Benda - detail busty.jpg|thumb|Bust of Václav Benda]] '''Václav Benda''' (August 8, 1946 in [[Prague]] – June 2, 1999 in [[Prague]]) was [[Czech people|Czech]] [[right-wing]] and [[anticommunist]] [[politician]]. During the communist dictatorship in [[Czechoslovakia]] he signed [[Charter 77]]. He was in prison from 1979 to 1983. After the [[Velvet Revolution]], Benda co-founded the [[Křesťanskodemokratická strana|Christian-Democratic Party]] which later became part of the [[Civic Democratic Party]]. His son [[Marek Benda]] is also a Czech politician and member of the [[Civic Democratic Party]]. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Benda, Vaclav}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:1999 deaths]] [[Category:Czech politicians]] [[Category:Czechoslovak anti-communists]] [[Category:Charter 77 signatories]]