21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime | Memory of Nations

Josef Mervart, 1952.

Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Josef Mervart

* 1932

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 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, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 1 more anniversaries

Jiří Mikeš in 2019

Ing., Mgr. Jiří Mikeš

* 1942

Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime

František Mikloško

František Mikloško

* 1947

Member of an Illegal Church, Dissident, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Anti-communist rebel, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person and 3 more categories

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks and 4 more anniversaries

Antonín Mikšík - 1985

Antonín Mikšík

* 1960

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

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 6.-13. 12. 1980 Operation Krkonoše, 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 and 1 more anniversaries

Tomáš Mitáček in 1997

Tomáš Mitáček

* 1968

Environmentalist, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Life along the Iron Curtain

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, Palach Week

Ivo Mludek

* 1964

Dissident, Journalist, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Karel Mráz telling his story for the Post Bellum project The Stories of Our Neighbours

Mgr. Karel Mráz

* 1936 †︎ 2024

Czech minority in the former Yugoslavia, Dissident, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 2 more categories

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, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans) and 5 more anniversaries

The witness during an arrest by State Security in Prague at the U Holečků restaurant during the 4th Charter Forum

Karel Mrázek

* 1957

Dissident, Journalist, Charter 77 signatory, Art and censorship, The underground and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 24. 4. 1978 – Formation of Committee for the Defence of the Unjustly Prosecuted

Michal Mrtvy on historical photography

Michal Mrtvý

* 1964

Dissident, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

PhDr. Jaroslav Mucha in 1979

PhDr. Jaroslav Mucha

* 1925

Boy Scouts, Forced labour during the WW2, Relative of a political prisoner, Sokol, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, july 1938 - X. sokol slet's

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