Sad News
Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies
Oh, and I think the Velvet Revolution was the first of a long line of similar "revolutions" in other parts of the world - of people longing to be free.
Rest in peace, good man.
"Havel, the president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and of the successor Czech Republic from 1993 to 2003, had long battled poor health, partly caused by the five years he spent in communist jails."Perhaps he was not that well known, but I admired the man, most especially for the way he peacefully negotiated the breakup of Czechoslovakia into two countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. He was one of a small group of great men whose work brought about the end of the Soviet Empire and restored Eastern Europe. Not bad, for a playwright. Not bad at all.
Oh, and I think the Velvet Revolution was the first of a long line of similar "revolutions" in other parts of the world - of people longing to be free.
Rest in peace, good man.
Labels: communism, Soviet Union
posted by Louise at 6:54 am
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Rest in Peace Vaclev Havel. To borrow a quote and apply it to the late, great Mr. Havel, "You take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from the consciousness of duty faithfully performed."
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