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Břetislav Přech, ca. 1971

Břetislav Přech

* 1949

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship

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

Portrait of Rudolf Preko, Košice, end of 1970's

Master of Fine Arts Rudolf Prekop

* 1959

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship, The underground, University professor, Artists and 1 more categories

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

Josef Přelouček in 2021

Josef Přelouček

* 1962

Romania, Czechs from Banat, Representative of the Church, Catholic clerical, National minorities and 2 more categories

16. 12. 1989 - 24-25. 12. 1989 - The Romanian revolution

Jaroslav Prepura (1973)

Jaroslav Prepura

* 1948

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, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period

Witness as 18 years old

Jan Přeučil

* 1937

Communist official, Relative of a political prisoner, 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

14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 31. 5. – 8. 6. 1950 – Milada Horáková’s trial and 4 more anniversaries

Eugen Příbaň, 2022

MUDr. Eugen Příbaň

* 1935

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

29. 9. 1938 - The Munich Diktat, 27. 5. 1942 - Assassination of R. Heydrich, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 2. 1945 - Bombing of Prague , 5. – 9. 5. 1945 - Prague Uprising and 3 more anniversaries

Václav Přibek in 1951

Václav Přibek

* 1945

Victim of forced relocation, Victim of persecution due the forced agricultural collectivisation, Memory of vanished settlements, Relative of a political prisoner, Radio Free Europe and 2 more categories

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 3 more anniversaries

Jan Přibil, 1964

Jan Přibil

* 1938

Relative of a political prisoner, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 1945 - 1947 Expulsion of Germans from former German East territories, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Slávek Přibil in 1950s

Slávek Přibil

* 1926

National minorities, The Partisan, Czech minority in the former Yugoslavia, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

1. 9. 1939 - The outbreak of the WW2, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jan Příborský in 2023

Jan Příborský

* 1947

Human Rights Defender, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain

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