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World leaders join thousands of mourners paying their last respects at former Czech president Vaclav Havel's funeral. Powered by www.newslook.com Producer : Reuters

The former president of the Czech Republic, a playwright and dissident who helped spark the Velvet Revolution, died Sunday.

Vaclav Klaus on Supranationalism in EuropeCato Institute - Cato InstituteFacing a Challenge of the Current Era: EnvironmentalismPresident Vaclav Klaus of the Czech Republic, one of the leading market reformers of the post socialist era, will be speaking at the Cato Institute about contemporary environmental issues facing Europe and the world. Please join us for what will surely be a timely and thought-provoking address - Cato Institute

For more news and videos visit ➡ http://english.ntdtv.com‬Follow us on Twitter ➡ http://twitter.com/NTDTelevision‬Add us on Facebook ➡ http://on.fb.me/s5KV2CThe highest constitutional officials of the Czech Republic and the Czech public bid former president of Czechoslovakia Vaclav Havel farewell. The first president of the renewed democratic republic and symbol of the Velvet revolution, Vaclav Havel, passed away on Sunday after a long illness.Sorrow fell on Prague Castle.Czech President Vaclav Klaus, President of the Chamber of Deputies Miroslava Nemcova, chairman of the Senate Milan Stech and Archbishop Dominik Duka expressed their sympathy over the death of former president Vaclav Havel by writing in a condolence book in Prague Castle's Rothmayer Hall.Other Czech citizens then expressed their condolence in the book.Before they left they also lit a candle in honor of the deceased.A memorial site has been set up in the courtyard of Prague Castle.Some of the participants in the reverent act shared their feelings with us.[...]Bohumil Bravnik couldn't hod back the tears.[Bohumil Bravnik, Reverent Act Participant]:I want to sign the condolence book. It's for our greatest president.[Nadezda Zelenkova, Reverent Act Participant]:I came here because I've appreciated Vaclav Havel very much. He was an honest person, he really had a sense for relationship with people of all classes. I also joined demonstrations where Havel participated in 1989 and I went through it and have lived to see freedom. So I said to my self the last thing I can do for him is to sign the condolence book and light a candle here.Havel's funeral will be held on Friday. Reprezentatives of Austria, Germany, Poland and the USA have promised their attendance.NTD News, Prague, Czech Republic

Freedom icon and former Czech president Vaclav Havel, hero of the Velvet Revolution that won independence from Soviet rule in 1989, died on Sunday at the age of 75. Images from a press conference in Prague in 2009.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : AFP News

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 at age 75.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : CBC

Hundreds gather in Prague's Venceslas square to light candles and mourn the death of former President Vaclav Havel. Powered by www.newslook.com Producer : Reuters

Thousands pay their last respects to former Czech President Vaclav Havel at state funeral in Prague Castle. Powered by www.newslook.com Producer : Reuters

Velvet Revolution figurehead Vaclav Havel has died aged 75 after a life in which he helped end communism in Czechoslovakia.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : Australian Broadcasting Corp.

This week, we look at Europe's aid programmes for Africa. With more than fifty percent of the world's development assistance, the EU and its member states remain by far the biggest aid donor. But the financial crisis and austerity programmes across the Union have already forced several countries to scale back their aid spending. Can Europe live up to its pledges? Is the money spent wisely?Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : France24

The Czech President is one of the most outspoken critics of the EU, which he once compared to the Soviet Union. Vaclav Klaus tells France 24 the Euro is a disastrous project and explains why his country decided to reject the recently adopted fiscal treaty.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : France24

His body lies in front of the altar in the Gothic St Vitus cathedral at Prague Castle - the traditional seat of Czech kings and presidents. A thousand guests filled the monumental cathedral for Vaclav Havel's funeral - the dissident playwright who led the peaceful 'Velvet Revolution' and became president of what was then Czechoslovakia in 1989 . Havel stepped down as president in 2003 but he remained a symbol of the struggle for freedom and human rights around the world. World leaders including US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill, former British prime minister John Major and current premier David Cameron and French president Nicolas Sarkozy were amongst those paying their respects. Earlier, thousands across the Czech Republic paid tribute to his memory by observing a minute's silence. Havel served five years in jail for this criticism of oppressive communist rule before rising to the presidency. He died on Sunday aged 75 after battling a long respiratory illness. Sunita Rappai, Reuters

We take a look back at the life of one of Europe's most respected poets, philosophers and politicians, Vaclav Havel, who has died aged 75. We then meet the new - rapping- frontman for Austria's far right. Heinz-Christian Strache has led his party to a resurgence in popularity. Finally, find out why the Spanish king's son in law has been suspended from duties.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : France24

Czechs are bidding an emotional farewell to Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who led their peaceful revolution that brought to an end decades of Communist rule.Powered by NewsLook.com Producer : CBC

World leaders join thousands of mourners paying their last respects at former Czech president Vaclav Havel's funeral. Sunita Rappai reports. Powered by www.newslook.com Producer : Reuters