1989 - The fall of the iron curtain | Memory of Nations

Photo from papers of State security

Josef Touš

* 1929 †︎ 2013

Anti-communist rebel, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Relative of a political prisoner

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners and 1 more anniversaries

Eva Trejbalová, a graduant (here still Nejezchlebová)

Ing. Eva Trejbalová

* 1934

Déclassé, Charter 77 signatory, Sokol, The Sportsmen, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

The witness during his military service, Terezín, 1964

Josef Třešňák

* 1945

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Communist official, Déclassé, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army, A secret police collaborator and 5 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 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 and 4 more anniversaries

Corporal Jiří Tretera, ca. 1963, Litoměřice

Professor JUDr. Jiří Rajmund Tretera

* 1940

Member of an Illegal Church, Representative of the Church, Friars, Scientist, Historian and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague and 1 more anniversaries

Františka Trojáková (Danielová)

Františka Trojáková

* 1933

National minorities, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944-1945 Hungary at the end of the second world war

Irena Truplová in her youth

Irena Truplová

* 1943

Volhynian Czechs

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR

Photo from his graduation exam

Nikolaos Tsametis

* 1942

Greece, Emigrant, National minorities, Greek minority in former Czechoslovakia

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

Jiri Tucek_1972 (Privatarchiv Tucek).jpg (historic)

Jiří Tuček

* 1944

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Leopold Tuček, Aš.JPG (historic)

Leopold Tuček

* 1928

Forced labour during the WW2, Border Guards

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1950 - creation of the buffer zone between Czechoslovakia and Western Germany and Austria, 1951 - creation of the restricted border area along the Czechoslovakian border with Western Germany and Austria

older photograph

Ing. Petr Uhl

* 1941 †︎ 2021

Dissident, Journalist, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Politician, Charter 77 signatory and 1 more categories

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial and 4 more anniversaries

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