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Miroslav Hlaváč (en)

JUDr. Miroslav Hlaváč

* 1928 †︎ 2014

Journalist, Soutěž Příběhy 20. století, Writer, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era and 1 more categories

25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Pavel Hlaváč, 1968

Pavel Hlaváč

* 1951 †︎ 2025

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

Boris Hlaváček in the 1980s

Mgr. Boris Hlaváček

* 1954

Lidé pomáhající partyzánům během 2. svět. války, Journalist, Relatives of important personalities, Relative of a political prisoner, Boy Scouts and 4 more categories

17. 11. 1989 - Demonstration at Národní třída, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1945 - The liberation of the concentration camps, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Period portrait of Ludvík Hlaváček, 1990s

Ludvík Hlaváček

* 1940

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 3 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Witness at the time of the filming for Post Bellum, 2024

Cecílie Hlaváčková

* 1941

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Memory of vanished settlements, Re-emigration of Czechs after 1945, Witness of local events from the Communist era

30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR

Júlia Hlavatá, historic photo

Júlia Hlavatá

* 1938 †︎ 2025

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 8. 9. – 1. 11. 1944 - The battle of the Dukla Pass, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

1988 Josef Hlavaty with his son David in Austria

Josef Hlavatý

* 1964

Emigrant, A 1948 – 1989 emigrant/refugee, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Karel Šimon Hlavatý, the 80s

Karel Šimon Hlavatý

* 1958

Dissident, Déclassé, Friars, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

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, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 28. 1. 1977 - The “Anti-Charter” and 2 more anniversaries

Ladislav Hlavaty as groom, Prague, 1976

Professor, Ing. Ladislav Hlavatý

* 1949

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Scientist, University professor, A cultural celebrity

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 25. 1. 1969 Jan Palach´s funeral, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and 1 more anniversaries

Pavel Hlavatý portrait

Pavel Hlavatý

* 1943

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Dissident, Examinee of the State Secret Police – enemy person, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation

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