Czechs mourn Velvet Revolution leader Havel

2011-12-19 9

Tributes have been pouring in from around the world after the death of Vaclav Havel, the Czech Republic's first president. Widely regarded as the leader of the 'Velvet Revolution', the 75-year-old former dissident playwright died on Sunday morning following a long period of illness. His death came from a respiratory illness likely aggravated by decades of chain-smoking. ... http://www.euronews.net/