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

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

Marie Loucká, 2025

Marie Loucká

* 1935

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Relative of a political prisoner

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Bohumil Loucký in 1977

Bohumil Loucký

* 1962

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

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Louda, 1974

Petr Louda

* 1958

National minorities, Politician, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Erika Loudová at the age of 20 in her wedding photo

Erika Loudová

* 1938

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

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jaroslav Loukota, early 1960s

Jaroslav Loukota

* 1945

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Volhynian Czechs

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Regina Loukotová, 1975

Regina Loukotová

* 1971

Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Jiří Louvar in front of his birth house, 1977

Jiří Louvar

* 1958

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Forced labour during the WW2, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 26.8. 1980 Solidarity strike in Wroclaw

Josef Loužecký serving in the army

Josef Loužecký

* 1939

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

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Jiří Löwy in the army, just before his return to civilian life

Jiří Löwy

* 1957

Representative of the Church, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity and 2 more categories

1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, Death marches 1944-1945, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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