Havel's family lost everything when the Communists came to power and he too, as a dissident playwright, suffered under the regime.
In 1989, as leader of the Charter 77 movement, he was at the forefront of democratic change. Incredibly, with quiet determination, he spoke to the people who had imprisoned him without trial and banned his works, and persuaded them to let the new democracy emerge without bloodshed. It was known as the 'Velvet Revolution'.
Retiring from the Czech presidency, he helped other dissidents around the world.
A truly great man.
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