"If there was ever any doubt as to Václav Havel's international renown, the turnout at his Dec. 23 memorial service at St. Vitus Cathedral answered those questions.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and UK Prime Minister David Cameron were among those in attendance.
But even more starkly, a full week of mourning by the Czech public showed that Havel was still capable of inspiring a sense of civic unity, something seemingly forgotten. "
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and UK Prime Minister David Cameron were among those in attendance.
But even more starkly, a full week of mourning by the Czech public showed that Havel was still capable of inspiring a sense of civic unity, something seemingly forgotten. "
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