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Vlastimil Neťuka was born on January 22, 1938 in Kutná Hora. He grew up with his parents and two siblings on a farm that was confiscated from his family in 1948. Father Ladislav Neťuka was sentenced in 1952 to six years in prison for anti-state activities, but was released after three and a half years due to an accident at work. After graduating from primary school in 1953, Vlastimil started a one-year agricultural school in Horky nad Jizerou, the next year he transferred to the agricultural master school in Kutná Hora. He gained experience, among other things, as an assistant professor at a farm in Mezholeze and as a farm manager in Sázava. In 1957 he enlisted in the war in Bratislava in the 9th Regiment, after his demise he was transferred to Vyškov. During the war, he met his future wife Drahomíra, with whom he then moved to Zliv near Kácov, where he was placed. They had two daughters, Irena and Vlasta. After less than four years, they went to the farm in Bláta near Uhlířské Janovice. He built a house in Uhlířské Janovice, where he lives to this day. In 1967, he successfully passed the school-leaving examination at the Secondary Agricultural School in Čáslav, which he studied remotely. He worked as a zootechnician until 1975, but then was removed from office because he was not politically involved. Subsequently, he spent nine years as a truck driver, but in 1984 he returned to his field and worked until his retirement as an agronomist. After the revolution, they returned the property to the family, but in very poor condition. Vlastimil Neťuka is a member of the volunteer fire brigade in Uhlířské Janovice.
