25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR | Memory of Nations

Věra Chudobová (Ruprechtová) as a young girl

Věra Chudobová

* 1944

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Lawyer in the 50`s

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 22. 8. 1963 – Start of court restitutions

Michal Chumchal around 1945

Michal Chumchal

* 1941

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 1 more anniversaries

Milada Chvátalová during a remote recording session in 2022

Milada Chvátalová

* 1945

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

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

Ludmila Chytilová (Barašíková)

Ludmila Chytilová

* 1911 †︎ 2014

Sokol, Witness of local events from the Communist era

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 19. 6. – 23. 6. 1948 – The Sokol Gathering

Jitka Chytráčková, then Náprstková, in theatre costume, Turnov, 1960

Jitka Chytráčková

* 1946

A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Illegal border crossing, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Relatives of important personalities, Royal Air Force and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 13. 8. – 31. 10. 1940 - The Battle of Britain, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 8 more anniversaries

Ludmila Cibulkova in 1958

Ludmila Cibulková

* 1942

Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Students who were for political reasons expelled from school

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou and 1 more anniversaries

Cigánek, portrait

František Cigánek

* 1930 †︎ 2017

Member of Orel, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing , Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 4. 1968 – Formation of KAN (Club of Active Non-partisans)

Karel Cígler

* 1924 †︎ unknown

Prisoner of a Nazi concentration camp, Political prisoner in WW2, Boy Scouts, Forced labour during the WW2

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, Studentské pochody na Pražský hrad

Růžena Čiháková as a single woman in the 1950s

Růžena Čiháková

* 1930 †︎ 2022

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Eva Číhalová (en)

Mgr. Eva Číhalová

* 1938

Boy Scouts, 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, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State

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