21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops | Memory of Nations

Jiří Cimrman on a photograph from his graduation photo board, 1955

Jiří Cimrman

* 1935

Communist official, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Věra Cinková still with her maiden name, Štarmanová. The photo dates back to 1959

Věra Cinková

* 1941

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, 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, 1990 - 1991 - Odsun sovětských vojsk z Československa

Jana Čipáková

Jana Čipáková

* 1941

Journalist, Déclassé, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Čestmír Císař

Čestmír Císař

* 1920 †︎ 2013

Communist official, Diplomat, Journalist, Déclassé

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 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, 17. 11. 1939 – Closure of Czech universities and 1 more anniversaries

Petr Císařovský as a student of UMPRUM, 1971

Petr Císařovský

* 1950

Art and censorship, Déclassé, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists

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

cisarovsky old.jpg (historic)

Tomáš Císařovský

* 1962

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, Artists

1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Císovský in Ostrava in June 2019

Pavel Cisovský

* 1943

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Marek Čmelík, 1970s

Marek Čmelík

* 1962

Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

čmuchař ořez.jpg (historic)

Václav Čmuchař

* 1925 †︎ 2015

Participant in antifascist resistance, Participant in Czechoslovak resistance during WW2, Political prisoner in WW2, Forced labour during the WW2, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 20. 6. 1942 - prezekuce a věznění studentů z Roudnice nad Labem

Josef Čoček po propuštění z vězení v roce 1936.JPG (historic)

Josef Čoček

* 1932 †︎ 2019

Agent of the western secret services (cold war), Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Relative of a political prisoner, Anti-communist rebel

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 4 more anniversaries

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