17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia | Memory of Nations

Kumar Vishwanathan / Ostrava 2018

Kumar Vishwanathan

* 1963

Witness of local events from the Communist era

9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Miroslav Vít in road troops during basic military service

Miroslav Vít

* 1945

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Boy Scouts

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1989 - Third renewal of Junák, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

contemporary photo of Jan Vitek

Ing. Jan Vítek

* 1948

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. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral

During military service, circa 1960

Ing. Miloslav Vítek

* 1939

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Radomir Vitek

Radomír Vítek

* 1961

Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, Palach Week

Blanka Kroneislová (Vítková)

Blanka Vítková

* 1961

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster

Jana Vítková

Jana Vítková

* 1939

Political prisoner in WW2, Participant in antifascist resistance, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2 and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Alan Vitouš in 2022

Alan Vitouš

* 1946

Member of an Illegal Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Svědci Jehovovi, 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

Věra Vítová with her daughter at the newborn welcome ceremony, 1974

Věra Vítová

* 1947

Politician, A cultural celebrity, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945

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, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jindřich Vítovec in Soběšice, undated

Prof. Ing., DrSc. Jindřich Vítovec

* 1928

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist, University professor

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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