1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 | Memory of Nations

Jiří Matoušek with his brother's children, the late 1970s - the early 1980s

Jiří Matoušek

* 1961

Dissident, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Relative of a political prisoner, Charter 77 signatory

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Lukáš Matoušek in 2024

Lukáš Matoušek

* 1943

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Zdeněk Matuszek in 1977

Zdeněk Matuszek

* 1960

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Michal Matzenauer.jpg (historic)

Michal Matzenauer

* 1947

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Portrait

František Maxera

* 1943

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Border Guards, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, The underground, Artists

17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Leoš Mayer at the end of August 1984 during the so-called military leave

Leoš Mayer

* 1964

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, The underground, Anti-communist rebel, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět and 1 more anniversaries

Hana Mayerová rozená Cabicarová

Hana Mayerová rozená Cabicarová

* 1957

A secret police collaborator, Israel/Palestine, Relatives of important personalities, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Helena Medková (1960)

Helena Medková

* 1946

Dissident, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 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 and 8 more anniversaries

Ing. František Merta

* 1944

Communist official, Border Guards, Politician

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Cut-out from an archival photo of Václav Mezřický

Doc.,JUDr. Václav Mezřický

* 1934 †︎ 2018

Boy Scouts, Lawyer, Environmentalist, University professor

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 1 more anniversaries

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