The Sixties 1960–1969 | Memory of Nations

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Miroslav Jeník with his son in autumn 1970 shortly before going to prison

Miroslav Jeník

* 1946

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Věněk Šilhán

Professor, Ing., CSc. Věněk Šilhán

* 1927 †︎ 2009

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Communist official

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 1 more anniversaries

University student; September 1961

Ing. Jiří Kolda

* 1942

Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

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Věra Heroldová-Šťovíčková

* 1930 †︎ 2015

Dissident, A cultural celebrity, Boy Scouts, Journalist, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps

Jakub S. Trojan

Professor, ThDr., Ing. Jakub S. Trojan

* 1927

Representative of the Church, Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, A cultural celebrity, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions) and 1 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , Studentské pochody na Pražský hrad

Jaroslav Adámek as a train driver

Jaroslav Adámek

* 1953

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Čapek in 1980-photo taken by the Austrian police during an application for political asylum

Mgr. Jaroslav Čapek

* 1949

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Albert Iser wearing a bus driver's uniform, 1970s

Albert Iser

* 1946

National minorities, Victim of forced relocation, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Radko Kubičko, 17 years old

Radko Kubičko

* 1967 †︎ 2025

Journalist, Radio Free Europe

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r

Ing. Kateřina Novotná

* 1947

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Jindřich Polák in 1961

Jindřich Polák

* 1947

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Iva Rudolecká in 1984

JUDr. Iva Rudolecká

* 1959

Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Petr Štěpánek in 1976

Ing. Petr Štěpánek

* 1950

Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Environmentalist

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ilja Stern, late 1980s

Ilja Stern

* 1960

Déclassé, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Rushan Abbas, Prague 2025

Rushan Abbas روشەن ئابباس

* 1967

Uyghurs, Relative of a political prisoner, Human Rights Defender, Emigrant

1966-1969 Cultural Revolution, 2017 - ? Uyghur Genocide

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