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Josef Jančář on a historical photograph

Josef Radim Jančář

* 1951

Dissident, Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Friars and 2 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Janczik

Josef Janczik

* 1928

Participant in antifascist resistance, Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Representative of the Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989 and 1 more categories

29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Radomír Janhuba in the 1980s

Ing. Radomír Janhuba

* 1954

Member of an Illegal Church, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, 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. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Petr Jankovský - period photo

Petr Jankovský

* 1927 †︎ 2016

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Representative of the Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Non-Catholic clerical and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Stanislav Janků, 1966

Ing. Stanislav Janků

* 1931 †︎ 2025

Representative of the Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 2. 7. 1951 - Babický případ

P3030032 orezané profil.jpg (historic)

Ján Janok

* 1929 †︎ 2019

Catholic clerical, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Friars

13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks

Karel Janoušek in the 1980s

Mons. Dr. Karel Janoušek

* 1947

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Catholic clerical, Radio Free Europe, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia

Pavel Javornický as a young man

RNDr., CSc. Pavel Javornický

* 1932

Representative of the Church, Non-Catholic clerical, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague

Ludmila Javorová

Ludmila Javorová

* 1932

Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Catholic clerical, Anti-communist rebel

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jelínek foto vyšetř. spis.jpg (historic)

Jan Jelínek

* 1912 †︎ 2009

Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, People helping Jews during WWII, Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989 and 4 more categories

8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 10. 7. 1946 – Agreement on Volhynian Czechs option with the USSR, 13. 7. 1943 - Destroying of Český Malín

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