A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee | Memory of Nations

Václav Kabourek 1959 USA, army

Václav Kabourek

* 1937

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Underage political prisoners, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Anti-communist rebel, Radio Free Europe

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Josef Kadraba

Josef Kadraba

* 1933 †︎ 2019

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Sokol, The Sportsmen, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Petr Jan Kalaš, Prague, 2024

Ing. Petr Jan Kalaš

* 1940

Diplomat, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Politician, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Viera Kalinová

* 1949

Foreigner living in Czechoslovakia before the year 1989, United States of America, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine and 2 more categories

Lviv in the times of the Second World War 1939-1945, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps and 1 more anniversaries

Milena Kalinovská, Vancouver 1978, historical photography

Milena Kalinovská

* 1948

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Pavol Kama - 1948

Ezechiel (Pavol) Kama (Kálmán)

* 1929

Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Hidden people

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

Miriam Kama, formerly Božena Langová 1957

Miriam Kama roz. Langová

* 1938

National minorities, Holocaust, Israel/Palestine, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 14. 3. 1953 – Klement Gottwald’s death and 1 more anniversaries

Michal Kaňa as a young man

Michal Kaňa

* 1953

Representative of the Church, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Catholic clerical and 10 more categories

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 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, 1991 - 1995 - Croatian War of Independence and 1 more anniversaries

Karel Kaplan in 2018

Doc. PhDr., CSc. Karel Kaplan

* 1928 †︎ 2023

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Historian, Communist official, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Josef Karafiát in winter in Canada in 1987

Josef Karafiát

* 1957

The Plastic People of the Universe, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, 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

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