A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee | Memory of Nations

Jiří Kocián at the time of the birth of his son Petr, 1978

Jiří Kocián

* 1939

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Sokol

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

146.JPG (historic)

Ferenc Kočiš

* 1955

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

Eva Kodadová at work in the Mining Hospital with Polyclinic in 1975

Eva Kodadová

* 1944

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

1967

Michal Kodíček

* 1946

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Descendant of a Holocaust survivor

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Anna Kofferová in 1965

Anna Kofferová

* 1945

Emigrant, A 1938 – 1945 emigrant/refugee, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans)

Erazim Kohák at the Boy Scouts camp of the Group 118 Praha in summer 1945

Professor Erazim Kohák

* 1933 †︎ 2020

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts, A cultural celebrity

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák

With huge "bells" on his pants in the Canadian city of Moncton (province of New Brunswick), 1978

Jan Köhler

* 1950

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Border Guards, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army and 2 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Marie Vychytilová, married Kohli. 1964

Marie Kohli

* 1944

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Relative of a political prisoner, Anti-communist rebel, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Rut Kohnová, 1954

Rut Kohnová

* 1937

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Holocaust, Relatives of important personalities, Radio Free Europe and 3 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Archive photo

Ondřej Kohout

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relatives of important personalities, Charter 77 signatory, Art and censorship

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Statistics: 21110 Witnesses the Database; 11939 Witness Stories; 21728 Registered Researchers; 176767 Photos; 70019 Clips