Witness of local events from the Communist era | Memory of Nations

Eva Pacovská, Praha, cca 1949, historical photography

Ing. Eva Pacovská

* 1935

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

23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Helena Paessler in 1973

Helena Paessler

* 1953

Supporter of Czechoslovak dissent from a western country, Germany, Dissident, Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee and 7 more categories

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Pavel Pafko in 2022

M.D.Ph.D. Pavel Pafko

* 1940

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 18 December 2011 Václav Havel died

Květa Pagáčová

Květa Pagáčová

* 1949

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

Prosper Pajtinka

* 1926

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Participant in the Slovak national uprising

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 29. 8. 1944 - April 1945 - The Slovak National Uprising, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

František Pakandl

František Pakandl

* 1943

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

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 23. 2. 1949 – Beginning the forced agricultural collectivisation

Portrét Petr Pakosta, rok 1959

Petr Pakosta

* 1938 †︎ 2022

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Environmentalist

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

Vlasta Pakostová

Vlasta Pakostová

* 1935 †︎ 2020

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Jan Palacký, 2017

MUDr. Jan Palacký

* 1937 †︎ 2018

Political prisoner in the 1950‘s (ČSR), Representative of the Church, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing

1948 - 1955 - Politic lawsuit in the Stalin age

Petr Palarčík, early 90s

Petr Palarčík

* 1963

Dissident, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists, The underground

5. 10. 1944 – 9 5 1945 – the siege of Dunkirk, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 4. 1969 – A. Dubček’s resignation, start of the “normalisation” period, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 29. 6. 1989 – Zveřejnění manifestu Několik vět

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