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

Karel Exner, 1939

Karel Exner

* 1920 †︎ 2022

Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions)

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Milan Exner, 2023

Milan Exner

* 1948

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

Karel Faber

Karel Faber

* 1935

Member of an Illegal Church, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Inhabitants of Subcarpathian Rus, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school and 3 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Štěpán Faber, portrait photograph from the 1960s

ThMgr. Štěpán Faber

* 1947

Clergymen, Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída

Anna Fabiánová, 1960s

Anna Fabiánová

* 1939

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Fabinger Jiří – 1st half of the 60s, author Stanislav Tereba

Jiří Fabinger

* 1930

Journalist, Sokol, The Sportsmen

5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague

Daniel Fajfr in graduation photograph, 1970

Daniel Fajfr

* 1952

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Clergymen, Relative of a political prisoner, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Vicar without State agreement

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

Milan Fajman at the army, 1950s

Milan Fajman

* 1935 †︎ 2025

Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Farmer

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Irena Fajmanová (1961)

Irena Fajmanová

* 1930 †︎ 2023

Relative of a political prisoner, A secret police collaborator, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jiří Fajmon with guitar, 1979

Jiří Fajmon

* 1964

Dissident, Anti-communist rebel, Charter 77 signatory, Soutěž Příběhy 20. století, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

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