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Ivan Chadima

* 1940

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Relative of a political prisoner, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Eleni Chadzielefteriadu in 2023

Eleni Chadzielefteriadu

* 1957

Greek minority in former Czechoslovakia, National minorities

1944 - 1949 Greek civil war, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Georgios Chamonikolas (right) in Greece with another resistance fighter during the civil war in Greece

Georgios Chamonikolas

* 1927

Greece, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, National minorities, The Partisan and 1 more categories

6.4. - 23.4.1941 Battle of Greece, 1944 - 1949 Greek civil war, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Vladimír Chlupáč

Vladimír Chlupáč

* 1930 †︎ 2015

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR)

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 2 more anniversaries

Oldřich Choděra at military service

JUDr. PhDr. Oldřich Choděra

* 1948

Lawyer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Politician

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 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

Angelika Cholewa in police custody in the GDR. 1980

Angelika Cholewa

* 1955

Germany, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , GDR - outgoing passengers, Political prisoner in the GDR and 4 more categories

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Radmila Chovancová at Myslivna, Gottwaldov, 1980s

Radmila Chovancová

* 1966

Human Rights Defender, Dissident, Anti-communist rebel, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jozef Chrena at The March of Freedom

Jozef Chrena

* 1948

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

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Květoslava Chřibková, school-leaving photo, 1956

Květoslava Chřibková

* 1938

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

September 1939- occupation of the entire Upper Silesia by Germany, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age and 4 more anniversaries

Jaroslav Chromek - 1988

Jaroslav Chromek

* 1956

A cultural celebrity, The underground, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Anti-communist rebel

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

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