World leaders attend the funeral of Vaclav Havel , who helped end communism in Czechoslovakia . In a matter of days , the authorities resigned and a parliament stuffed full of Communist party functionaries elected Havel president of Czechoslovakia . Thousands of Czechs waited for hours in cold weather to pay their last respects . Score: 6 `` Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred , '' Havel insisted .
World leaders attend the funeral of Vaclav Havel , who helped end communism in Czechoslovakia . Thousands of Czechs waited for hours in cold weather to pay their last respects . Score: 6 `` Truth and love must triumph over lies and hatred , '' Havel insisted .