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Jan Šimsa in 2010

Jan Šimsa

* 1929 †︎ 2016

Dissident, Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Anti-communist rebel and 2 more categories

17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Martin Šimsa in 1984

Mgr. PhDr., PhD. Martin Šimsa

* 1959

Human Rights Defender, Member of an Illegal Church, Dissident, Vicar without State agreement, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989 and 11 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1976 – The Plastic People of the Universe trial, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Rudolf Smahel in 1977 (this photo was used on a postcard, sent by Amnesty International to Gustav Husak to make him stop the trial)

Rudolf Smahel

* 1950

Dissident, Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 19. – 21. 11. 1968 – The three-day student strike and other displays of civil r, 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 and 1 more anniversaries

M. Spáčil as a worker out of the clergy service in 70-80's

Mgr. Miroslav Spáčil

* 1929 †︎ 2016

Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 26. 5. 1946 – The last “free” parliamentary election in Czechoslovakia, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring

Spak dobovy orez na kazatelne.jpg (historic)

Mgr. Josef Špak

* 1929 †︎ 2016

Representative of the Church, Boy Scouts, 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

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Vladislav Sysel

* 1922 †︎ 2019

Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Catholic clerical, Forced labour during the WW2, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989 and 2 more categories

9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 18. 4. - 10. 5. 1945 - osvobození západní části ČSR americkou armádou, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Alojz Tkáč

Monsignor Alojz Tkáč

* 1934

Representative of the Church, PTP (Auxiliary Technical Battalions), Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Catholic clerical, Vicar without State agreement

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Bartolomej Urbanec

Bartolomej Urbanec

* 1937

Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Catholic clerical, Vicar without State agreement

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

Rostislav Valušek, 1970s

Rostislav Valušek

* 1946

Dissident, Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Non-Catholic clerical and 3 more categories

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 , 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77 and 2 more anniversaries

When employed with the State Railways. Prague, 1980

Mgr. Marián Zajíček

* 1951

Dissident, Representative of the Church, Vicar without State agreement, Catholic clerical, Anti-communist rebel and 3 more categories

1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77

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