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František Srovnal-Zábřeh,1965

František Srovnal

* 1947

Dissident, Anti-communist rebel

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, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 31. 10. 1967 – Spontaneous student demonstration in Prague and 4 more anniversaries

Jitka Srovnalová

Mgr. Jitka Srovnalová

* 1953

Dissident, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation and 5 more anniversaries

Lubomír Sršeň in 1967.

PhDr. Lubomír Sršeň

* 1949

Historian, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Štágr as a singer in the second half of the 1960s

Josef Štágr

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 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

Historic photo

M.D. Daniel Stanček

* 1936

Scientist, University professor, The topic of security forces before 1989

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 25.3.1988 Candle demonstration in Bratislava

Ludmila & Vojtěch Stáňovi with their son Antonín (Wien 1947?)

Antonín Stáně

* 1944

Emigrant, Boy Scouts, Relatives of important personalities, Witness of local events from the Communist era, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime and 1 more anniversaries

J. Staněk

Ing. Jaroslav Staněk

* 1926

Communist official, Boy Scouts

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Josef Staněk, 1962

Ing. Josef Staněk

* 1939

Boy Scouts, 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, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák

Anna Staňková at secondary grammar school

Anna Staňková

* 1927 †︎ 2023

Member of Orel, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Ludmila Stáňová in her graduation year, 1964

Ludmila Stáňová

* 1946

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

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, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia and 2 more anniversaries

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