Leoš Šimánek (born 19 April 1946) is a Czech traveler. He was born in Choceň, Czechoslovakia (now the

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). He studied

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and left communist Czechoslovakia in 1968. He settled in Germany where he worked in the construction industry. He was given German citizenship. Later, he also obtained Canadian citizenship. He returned to Czechoslovakia after the

Velvet Revolution The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations agains ...

in 1990. He traveled all over the world since 1970s and wrote many books about his journeys.

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* 1946 births Living people Czechoslovak emigrants to Canada Czechoslovak emigrants to Germany Czechoslovak exiles Czech explorers Czech travel writers People from Choceň {{explorer-stub