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Vaclav Havel Dies at Age 75
Voice of America (blog)
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who led the peaceful revolution that toppled communism in the former Czechoslovakia, has died. He was 75. A spokeswoman said Mr. Havel died in his sleep early Sunday at his weekend house in ...
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Vaclav Havel, Czech playwright and president, has died
Washington Post
Vaclav Havel wove theater into revolution, leading the charge to peacefully bring down communism in a regime he ridiculed as "Absurdistan" and proving the power of the people to overcome totalitarian rule. (Dec. 18) (/The Associated Press) Correction: ...
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Playwright President Vaclav Havel Dies
National Journal
By Glen Justice Vaclav Havel, the Czech dissident playwright who served as his country's first democratically-elected president after throwing off Soviet rule, diedSunday morning, The New York Times reported. He was 75. Havel, who was nominated ...
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Former Czech President Vaclav Havel dies
The Statesman
PRAGUE, 18 DEC: Freedom icon and former Czech President Vaclav Havel, hero of the Velvet Revolution that won independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died today at the age of 75, his office said. Havel died in his sleep at dawn after a lengthy illness, ...
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Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies
AsiaOne
PRAGUE - Former Czech president and Nobel peace laureate VaclavHavel, hero of the Velvet Revolution that gave his country independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died on Sunday at the age of 75, his office said. Havel, who served as head of state from ...
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AsiaOne
BREAKING NEWS: Czech playwright Vaclav Havel who became his country's first ...
Daily Mail
By Chris Parsons Vaclav Havel, the dissident Czech playwright who helped bring down Communism in his home country and became a national hero during the Cold War, has died aged 75. The playwright, best known for weaving theatre into politics to ...
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Daily Mail
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Albany Times Union
Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic struggle that ended the Cold War, died Sunday Dec. 18, 2011 in Prague. He was 75. ...
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Paul Wilson speaks about Vaclav Havel
Al Jazeera
Vaclav Havel, the playwright-turned-politician who served as the last president of Czechoslovakia and first president of the Czech Republic, has died at age 75.Havel, a former chain-smoker who suffered breathing difficulties, died on Sunday morning at ...
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Reading List: Havel and Beyond
New Yorker (blog)
In the spirit of the season, and in honor of Vaclav Havel, who died Sunday (and whose life I've remembered in another post), what follows is a top-ten list, the first entry being Havel's greatest hits, and the rest books and writers whom Havel ...
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Vaclav Havel Dead: The Quotes Of The Man Who 'Lived In Truth'
Huffington Post UK
Vaclav Havel, who died on Sunday, had a huge impact not only on Czechoslovakia, later the Czech Republic, but also on the world. A politician, playwright, dissident and an intellectual, Havel gained international fame with Charter 77, a human rights ...
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Vaclav Havel dies at age 75
Sofia Echo
Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright and former Czech president has died at the age of 75. Mr. Havel was his country's first democratically elected president after the non-violent "Velvet Revolution" that ended four decades of repression. ...
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Sofia Echo
House GOP unhappy with extension...Leader of 'Velvet Revolution' dies...Anti ...
9&10 News
Havel died today. He was 75. ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 30000 Islamists have been demonstrating against the US in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The protest was organized by a group believed to be a front for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LAHSH'-kar ee ...
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Assistant Says Former Czech President and Anti-Communist Hero Vaclav HavelHas ...
ABC News
Assistant says former Czech president and anti-communist hero Vaclav Havel hasdied at age 75.
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Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment
NECN
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas calls him "the symbol of 1989" and said Havel "did a tremendous job for this country," while his deputy says Havel's deathrepresents "the end of an era, and end of the person who meant so much for the country. ...
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Quick Edit | Disturbing the peace
Livemint
One brilliant man who shook an autocratic system in an earlier age died on Sunday This has been the year of the protester. One brilliant man who shook an autocratic system in an earlier age died on Sunday. Vaclav Havel was one of the leaders of the ...
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What you need to know
Courier Mail
Jan Flemr FORMER Czech president and hero of the Velvet Revolution VaclavHavel, who steered his country peacefully to independence from Soviet rule in 1989, has died at the age of 75. LIKE a smoke outside the pub? Or in the outdoor smokers' area of a ...
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Update on the latest news, sports, business and entertainment
NECN
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas calls him "the symbol of 1989" and said Havel "did a tremendous job for this country," while his deputy says Havel's deathrepresents "the end of an era, and end of the person who meant so much for the country. ...
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No More Pot for Amsterdam Tourists
The Mark
Václav Havel, the great Czech playwright and politician, has died at the age of 75. After his writing was banned by the communist government for being too “bourgeois,” his plays and essays became popular in the underground movement as he became a ...
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9&10 News
Vaclav Havel (VAHTS'-lahv HAH'-vel) died today at age 75 in his weekend house in northern Czech Republic. Havel became his country's first democratically elected president after the fall of communism, overseeing the country's bumpy transition to a ...
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News of the world in pictures
Seattle Post Intelligencer
A black banner is hoisted above the Czech national flag to commemorate thedeath of former Czech President Vaclav Havel at the Prague Castle, in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2011. 75-year old Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater ...
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What's News—
Wall Street Journal
Police in Kazakhstan opened fire Saturday on rioters the town of Shetpe, leaving one person dead and 11 wounded, in the same region where 11 people died in a clash with police on Friday. Died: Vaclav Havel, 75, Czech dissident playwright and leader of ...
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'Velvet Revolution' leader Vaclav Havel dead at 75
CTV.ca
Havel died Sunday morning at his weekend house in the northern Czech Republic, his assistant Sabina Tancecova said. Havel was his country's first democratically elected president after the nonviolent "Velvet Revolution" that ended four decades of ...
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Velvet revolution hero Václav Havel dies
FuelFix (blog)
You can read more energy news from the Financial Times at www.ft.com/companies/energy. Hotpuppy: I have to wonder how accurate the statistics are. I switched to decent CFL's 5 years ago. Traditional... kegger: Let the market decide. ...
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Next Wave Of GPS Promises Stronger Signals
Salon
A former chain-smoker who had a history of chronic respiratory problems dating back to his years in communist jails, Havel died Sunday morning at his weekend home in the northern Czech Republic, his assistant Sabina Tancevova said. ...
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Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie on How Václav Havel and The Velvet Underground ...
Reason Online (blog)
Václav Havel, the legendary anti-communist dissident, writer, and president of the Czech Republic, has died at the age of 75. In an essay adapted from their book The Declaration of Independents, Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie explain how Havel, ...
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Reason Online (blog)
Vaclav Havel Dies: Former Czech President Dead At 75
By The Huffington Post News Editors
PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel wove theater into revolution, leading the charge to peacefully bring down communism in a regime he ridiculed as "Absurdistan" and proving the power of the people to overcome totalitarian rule. Shy and bookish, with...
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Former Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel Dies at 75 - The ...
By Stuart Kemp
Former dissident playwright and recently debuted filmmaker dies after prolonged ill health.
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Vaclav Havel dies | beyondbrics | News and views on emerging ...
By Stefan Wagstyl
The death on Sunday of Vaclav Havel at the age of 75 robs the world of a great European. A moral leader in the overthrow of Communism in Czechoslovakia, he served as the country's first post-communist president and later oversaw its ...
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Czech revolution icon Vaclav Havel dies | The Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse
PRAGUE — Former Czech president and hero of the Velvet Revolution Vaclav Havel, who steered his country to independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died on Sunday at the age of 75. Havel died in his sleep at dawn in his weekend house ...
The Raw Story
Vaclav Havel Dies, Aged 75 | Colophon
By Stephan Delbos
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel died Dec. 18 after a period of illness at the age of 75. Havel had been receiving treatment for a respiratory illness since March. In recent weeks he had been confined to his home. The former Czech ...
Colophon
Fuel Fix » Václav Havel dies
By FT.com - Energy
Václav Havel dies.
Fuel Fix
Václav Havel dies: How Samuel Beckett and Havel changed history ...
By Jo Glanville
Václav Havel dies: How Samuel Beckett and Havel changed history. 18 Dec 2011. Share. Václav Havel, dissident, playwright, first president of the Czech Republic, and author of Charter 77 died today. Samuel Beckett wrote a play for Václav ...
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NewsDaily: Former Czech president Havel dies: TV
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel has died due to complications following a long period of illness, Czech TV reported on Sunday.
NewsDaily: Top Headlines
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies Lastupdate:- Mon, 19 ...
Prague Dec 18 Freedom icon and former Czech president Vaclav Havel hero of the Velvet Revolution that won independence from Soviet rule in 1989 died today at the age of 75 his office said nbsp Havel died in his sleep at dawn after a ...
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Ex-Czech leader, playwright Havel dies
Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic struggle that ended the Cold War, has died. He was 75.
Entertainment | WVBT TV
Vaclav Havel, Czech dissident, playwright, politician dead at 75 ...
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, one of the leading anti-Communist dissidents of the 1970s and 1980s, has died at the age of 75, Czech Television ...
www.cnn.com/2011/12/18/world/europe/.../index.html
Czech leader Vaclav Havel dies - Europe - Al Jazeera English
Playwright who wove theatre into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia was 75.
www.aljazeera.com/news/.../20111218113932120566.html
Havel, leader of Velvet Revolution, dies | Reuters
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Vaclav Havel, a dissident playwright jailed by Communists who became Czech president and a worldwide symbol of peace and freedom ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-czech-havel-idUSTRE7BH08W20111...
Vaclav Havel dies at 75 - Associated Press - POLITICO.com
The Czech playwright was a key figure in the toppling of the Iron Curtain.
www.politico.com/news/stories/1211/70602.html
Former Czech President And Anti-Communist Icon Vaclav Havel ...
Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who wove theater into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia and become a hero of the epic ...
www.foxnews.com/.../former-czech-president-and-anti-comm...
Václav Havel dies - FT.com
Václav Havel, the dissident playwright who was jailed by the Communists and went on to lead the “Velvet Revolution” before becomeing president of ...
www.ft.com/.../a798f9fa-2978-11e1-a066-00144feabdc0.html
Former Czech President Vaclav Havel Dies at 75 - TheStreet
Havel was a major influence on the fall of the Soviet Union and the collapse of communism.
www.thestreet.com/.../former-czech-president-vaclav-havel-di...
Vaclav Havel Dies | The Moderate Voice
Vaclav Havel, the leader of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia during the late 1980's has died at the age of 75. Havel is credited not only with.
themoderatevoice.com/132332/vaclav-havel-dies/
Vaclav Havel dies at 75 - Entertainment News, Legit News, Media ...
Vaclav Havel wove theater into revolution, leading the charge to peacefully bring down communism in a regime he ridiculed as "Absurdistan" and proving the ...
www.variety.com/article/VR1118047671.html?cmpid...
Playwright President Vaclav Havel Dies - Glen Justice ...
Vaclav Havel, the Czech dissident playwright who served as his country's first democratically-elected president after throwing off Soviet rule, died Sunday ...
www.nationaljournal.com/playwright-president-vaclav-havel-...
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