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

Juraj Lajda in Bratislava prison

PhDr. Juraj Lajda

* 1950

Political prisoner, Member of an Illegal Church

18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Lakomá in her youth

Anna Lakomá

* 1932 †︎ 2023

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

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII and 3 more anniversaries

Historical photography of Lidmila Lamacova, end of 1990s

Lidmila Lamačová

* 1947

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Art and censorship

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Lambor

* 1933

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

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Monika Lamparterová in her youth in 1959

Monika Lamparterová

* 1941

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

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Ivan Lamper, 2016

Ivan Lamper

* 1957

Charter 77 signatory, Journalist, Art and censorship

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter”

Wedding photo, Antonín Lamplot and Libuše Kubíková, April 21, 1964

Antonín Lamplot

* 1935 †︎ 2025

Official in JZD, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, National minorities, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relative of a political prisoner and 4 more categories

27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation and 3 more anniversaries

Several years after the 1989 revolution Aleš Lamr thrived as there was quite a demand for his paintings, prints and statues

Aleš Lamr

* 1943 †︎ 2024

Art and censorship, The underground, Artists

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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Jaroslav Lamr

* 1950

Border Guards, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

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

Tomáš Lánczos as a student of geochemistry at Comenius University

Mgr. Tomáš Lánczos Ph.D.

* 1966

Environmentalist, Hungarians in Slovakia after 1945, National minorities, University professor

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 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, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

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