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Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, has died at the age of 75.
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jiří Schneider said Mr Havel was a "uniting figure"
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BBC News - John Simpson: "Vaclav Havel an unlikely politician"
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic Jiří Schneider said Mr Havel was a "uniting figure"
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BBC News - John Simpson: "Vaclav Havel an unlikely politician"
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Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president after the Velvet Revolution against communist rule, has died at the age of 75.
The former dissident playwright, who suffered from prolonged ill-health, died on Sunday morning, his secretary Sabina Tancecova said.
As president, he presided over Czechoslovakia's transition to democracy and a free-market economy.
The BBC's World Affairs editor John Simpson gives his recollections of the man many consider a driving force in the overthrow of communist rule in eastern Europe.
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Tributes have been pouring in to Vaclav Havel,
The former dissident playwright, who suffered from prolonged ill-health, died on Sunday morning, his secretary Sabina Tancecova said.
As president, he presided over Czechoslovakia's transition to democracy and a free-market economy.
The BBC's World Affairs editor John Simpson gives his recollections of the man many consider a driving force in the overthrow of communist rule in eastern Europe.
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Tributes have been pouring in to Vaclav Havel,
Published on Dec 18, 2011 by Euronews
http://www.euronews.net/ Tributes have been pouring in to Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who helped over throw Communism and became President of the Czech Republic, who died on Sunday morning. He was 75.
British Prime Minister, David Cameron spoke of the profound debt Europe owed Havel. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel praised his "commitment to freedom and democracy". For Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, he was "one of the greatest Europeans of our age".
A black flag flew over the Parliament building in Prague and the country is expected to go into state mounring.
British Prime Minister, David Cameron spoke of the profound debt Europe owed Havel. German Chancellor, Angela Merkel praised his "commitment to freedom and democracy". For Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, he was "one of the greatest Europeans of our age".
A black flag flew over the Parliament building in Prague and the country is expected to go into state mounring.
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