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Victory in kayak races

Ing. Pavel Hořák

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Diplomat

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r

Portrait of Pavel Horák in 1977

Pavel Horák

* 1954 †︎ 2024

Environmentalist, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person

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

Daňa Horáková during her studies at Union Theological Seminary

Daňa Horáková

* 1947

Dissident, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Charter 77 signatory, Writer, A cultural celebrity and 1 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

Libor Hörbe, 2024

Ing. Libor Hörbe

* 1964

Writer, 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

Petr Hořejš

Petr Hořejš

* 1938 †︎ 2023

Journalist, Déclassé, Writer, Art and censorship, A cultural celebrity

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 20. 11. – 3. 12. 1952 – Rudolf Slánský’s trial, 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 and 1 more anniversaries

Eva Horová, Oustworn laboratory, r. 1973

Eva Horová

* 1943

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Boy Scouts, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain

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, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period and 2 more anniversaries

Jessica Horváthová, 2023

Mgr. Jessica Horváthová

* 1946

Politician, Relative of a political prisoner, Witness of local events from the Communist era

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Marián Hošek in 1969

MUDr. Marián Hošek

* 1950

Politician, Life along the Iron Curtain, 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

Martina Hošková

Martina Hošková

* 1956

Dissident, Relative of a political prisoner

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 9.11.1989 - The fall of the Berlin Wall

Petr Hošťálek at the railway army, 1984

First Lieutenant (ret.) Mgr. Petr Hošťálek

* 1958

Officials of the Czechoslovak People´s Army in 1948-1989, 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

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