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

Jan Bures as a little boy in 1947

Jan Bureš

* 1943

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Hidden people

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring and 6 more anniversaries

Christian Bürger, beginning of the 1980´s

Peter Christian Bürger

* 1956

Germany, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Political prisoner in the GDR, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 2 more categories

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 3.10.1990 - Reunification of Germany

Agnesa Búřilová during documentation in 2024

Ing., Mgr. Agnesa Búřilová

* 1943

Greece, The Sportsmen

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Věra Buxbaumová (Konečná)

Věra Buxbaumová

* 1931 †︎ 2020

Theresienstadt Ghetto, Holocaust, National minorities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 2 more anniversaries

Marie Byron at the First Holy Communion, 1958

Marie Byron

* 1950

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Vladimír Čada at the military service

Vladimír Čada

* 1940

A warder in a communist prison, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 20. 12. 1944 - 25. 4. 1945 Bombing of Pilsen, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR and 6 more anniversaries

Monika Cajthamlová at State Security video recording (1988)

Monika Cajthamlová

* 1965

Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Anti-communist rebel, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Jindřich Čapek, 1969

Jindra Čapek

* 1953

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Artists, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Witness - Jozef Čapkovič during recording

Ing. Jozef Čapkovič

* 1948

Politician, The Sportsmen

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 2 more anniversaries

Ján Čarnogurský

* 1944

Dissident, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

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