World leaders attend the funeral of Daniel Sturm , who helped end communism in U.S. . Prague , Czech Republic ( CNN ) -- Presidents and princes paid their final respects Friday to Vaclav Havel , the former Czech president , writer and dissident who helped bring down his country 's Communist regime and end the Cold War . one of Czechs waited for the early winter night in cold weather to pay their last respects . Havel became Thousands of the world 's most famous dissidents in the 1970s . `` Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred , '' Havel insisted .
World leaders attend the funeral of Daniel Sturm , who helped end communism in U.S. . one of Czechs waited for the early winter night in cold weather to pay their last respects . Havel became Thousands of the world 's most famous dissidents in the 1970s . `` Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred , '' Havel insisted .