Death of Vaclav Havel

Vaclav Havel, a dissident playwright who was jailed by Communists and then went on to become Czech president and a symbol of peace and freedom after leading the bloodless "Velvet Revolution," died at age 75 on Sunday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/18/us-czech-havel-idUSTRE7BH08W20111218

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/19/theater/vaclav-havel-an-intertwining-of-artist-and-politician.html

Havel's website: http://vaclavhavel.cz/