18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation | Memory of Nations

Peter Petras in the High Tatras

PhDr. Peter Petras

* 1946

Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 2 more anniversaries

Josef Pinkava during studies and work in Prague, early 1950s

Josef Pinkava

* 1927

Forced labour during the WW2, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Zbyněk Plesar at a draft board, 1960s

Zbyněk Plesar

* 1950

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witness of local events from the Communist era

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Pleskot in a graduation photo (1972)

Ing., Arch. Josef Pleskot

* 1952

Witness of local events from the Communist era, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, Palach Week

Antonín Podzimek in his childhood

Antonín Podzimek

* 1949

Students who were for political reasons expelled from school, The topic of security forces before 1989, 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, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 3 more anniversaries

Jaroslav Pohan in 2022

Ing. Jaroslav Pohan

* 1945

Witness of local events from the Communist era

31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Stanislav Pohořal

Stanislav Pohořal

* 1947

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Déclassé, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Pokorny, 1964

Petr Pokorný

* 1954

Relative of a political prisoner, 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, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Stating his position after 1968

Karel Pokorný

* 1933

Border Guards, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts, Sokol, Art and censorship

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Jiří Poláček in the cottage in Káraný in 1954

RNDr. Jiří Poláček

* 1938

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Boy Scouts, Sokol and 2 more categories

1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval and 3 more anniversaries

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