16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation | Memory of Nations

Elena Letňanová during a concert in the American city of Dayton (1989)

Elena Letňanová

* 1942

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Relatives of important personalities, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 3 more categories

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral and 2 more anniversaries

Graduation photo, 1969

Karla Lierová

* 1950

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans), 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral and 2 more anniversaries

Karel Lippmann in 1971

Mgr. Karel Lippmann

* 1948

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 1 more anniversaries

Jan Loučím, 1968

Ing. Jan Loučím

* 1949

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity, Life along the Iron Curtain

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Juraj Lukáč during eyd recording

Juraj Lukáč

* 1954

Environmentalist, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Boy Scouts, 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, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Maišaidr

Petr Maišaidr

* 1940

Charter 77 signatory, Boy Scouts

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans) and 3 more anniversaries

Ota Maňák in a picture from the primary school in Dolní Lutyně in 1966

Ota Maňák

* 1952

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

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

Jan Mandelík, 1961

Ing. Jan Mandelík

* 1946

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Déclassé, Relatives of important personalities, Nobility and 1 more categories

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

Bohuslav Mánek during his secondary school studies, 1962

professor PhDr., CSc. Bohuslav Mánek

* 1946

Scientist, University professor

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 , 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 1 more anniversaries

On the stage of Zlín City Theatre, early 1990s

Mgr. Rostislav Marek

* 1961

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

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