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Karel Otčenášek

Karel Otčenášek

* 1920 †︎ 2011

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Political prisoner in the 1960‘s (ČSSR), Representative of the Church, A cultural celebrity, Catholic clerical

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

Anton Otte

Monsignor Anton Otte

* 1939 †︎ 2021

Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, National minorities, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Déclassé and 6 more categories

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

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Ing. Karel Pacner

* 1936 †︎ 2021

Journalist, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person and 1 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1948 - First renewal of Junák, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 4 more anniversaries

Oldřich Palata in uniform during his university military training at the Faculty of Philosophy of Charles University in Prague, 1963

Oldřich Palata

* 1943

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, A cultural celebrity, Border Guards, Witness of local events from the Communist era

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

Graduation photo of Oldřich Páleníček - Industrial School of Water Economy, June 1959

PaedDr. Oldřich Páleníček

* 1941

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Grandparents in Luhačovice. From right: grandfather Miroslav Pařízek, grandmother, aunt Anežka Kolaříková, unknown man

Doc. Master of Fine Arts Marian Palla

* 1953

Artists, Writer, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Radim Palouš

Prof. PhDr., Dr. H. c. Radim Palouš

* 1924 †︎ 2015

Charter 77 signatory, A cultural celebrity, Boy Scouts, Forced labour during the WW2, Sokol

Mikuláš Pánek in 2022

Mikuláš Pánek

* 1956

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity, Boy Scouts

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 1968 - 1970 - Second renewal of Junák, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

Šimon Pánek, 1989

Šimon Pánek

* 1967

Relative of a political prisoner, The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, A cultural celebrity

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, 1992 - 1995 Bosnian War

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Viktor Parkán

* 1946 †︎ 2025

Dissident, Politician, Charter 77 signatory, The underground, A cultural celebrity

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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