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

Petr Esterka

* 1935 †︎ 2021

Representative of the Church, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Catholic clerical and 4 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, July - septemper - Aktion Ř - forceful concentration of Czech nuns, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, March 5th, 1953 - Death of Josif V. Stalin, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Věra Pauková, married name Ettelová, 1959

Věra Ettelová

* 1942

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Karel Exner, 1939

Karel Exner

* 1920 †︎ 2022

Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Milan Exner, 2023

Milan Exner

* 1948

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Karel Faber

Karel Faber

* 1935

Member of an Illegal Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Inhabitants of Subcarpathian Rus, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school and 3 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Beginnings of cooperation with the Roma community on a volunteer basis throughout the Czech Republic and abroad (England, Ukraine, Russia, Romania)

Ing. Pavla Fáberová

* 1968

Relatives of important personalities, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel

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

Ladislav Fabián in 1980s

Ladislav Fabián

* 1967

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

Martin Fafejta during filming, 2018

Martin Fafejta

* 1968

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Daniel Fajfr in graduation photograph, 1970

Daniel Fajfr

* 1952

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Clergymen, Relative of a political prisoner, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Vicar without State agreement

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

Milan Fajman at the army, 1950s

Milan Fajman

* 1935 †︎ 2025

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 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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