17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída | Memory of Nations

Jan Šibík in 2021

Jan Šibík

* 1963

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, Palach Week

David Šidlák, 1980s

David Šidlák

* 1964

Dissident, 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, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, Výjimečný stav v Polsku and 3 more anniversaries

Libuše Šimonová, Lucký Vrch, 1987

PhDr. Libuše Šimonová

* 1931

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 5 more anniversaries

Ivana Škarvadová

Mgr. Ivana Škarvadová

* 1942

A cultural celebrity, Relatives of important personalities

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Jarmila Kettnerová; 1941

Jarmila Slabyhoudová

* 1923

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR and 5 more anniversaries

Jan Slezák in the 1980s

Jan Slezák

* 1961

Politician

17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, Palach Week

At the priestly ordination, 1983

Monsignor Václav Slouk

* 1957

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Martin Šmíd at the time of graduation, 1988

Martin Šmíd

* 1970

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Martin Šmíd in 2023

RNDr., PhD Martin Šmíd

* 1970

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Descendant of a Holocaust survivor

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

"A killed student" Martin Šmíd

PhDr. Milan Šmíd

* 1944

Relative of a political prisoner, Journalist

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

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