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

Miroslav Kočica

Miroslav Kočica

* 1955 †︎ 2020

Political prisoner after 1968 in Czechoslovakia, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Life along the Iron Curtain, Failed attempt if illegal border crossing

Lenka Kocierzová in 1955

Lenka Kocierzová

* 1950

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Artists

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, Výjimečný stav v Polsku, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jiří Kocman in a riding uniform

Jiří Kocman

* 1935

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Josef Kocman, filming for Paměť národa, October 2021 in Sfânta Elena, Romania

Josef Kocman

* 1946

Romania, Czechs from Banat, National minorities, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1951 - Deportation from Banat to Baragan (Romania), 16. 12. 1989 - 24-25. 12. 1989 - The Romanian revolution

Rastislav Kocour dring eyd recording in Bratislava, february 2023

Ing. Rastislav Kocour

* 1968

The Student activist during the Velvet revolution in Czechoslovakia, Sudeten Germans, Witness of local events from the Communist era

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 26 April 1986 - Chernobyl disaster, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 31. 12. 1992 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia

Jiří Kocourek

Doc. PhDr., CSc. Jiří Kocourek , Ph.D.

* 1948

Dissident, Charter 77 signatory, Witness of local events from the Communist era, University professor, Writer

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

Marie Kocourková in July 2024

Marie Kocourková

* 1938

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

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia

The witness in the middle, with sister Růžena (left), Marie Benešová (right) and Stanislav Vaňous (bottom), Litomyšl, 1939

Milada Kocourková

* 1930

Communist official, People helping Jews during WWII, New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Relatives of important personalities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII and 1 more categories

15. 3. 1939 - The Nazi occupation of ČSR, 1941 - 1945 - Transports to the concentration camps, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Lenka Kocourová at her wedding in 1971

Lenka Kocourová

* 1950

Non-Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witness of local events from the Communist era

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. – 28.3.1969 – Disorders related to the celebration of Czech hockey team’s, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 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 in Forest Hills, Queens, October 14, 2023

Antonín Kocurek Corporal

* 1957

Witness of local events from the Communist era, Clergymen, United States of America, Member of an Illegal Church, Catholic clerical and 3 more categories

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 1. 1. 1977 - Declaration of Chart 77, 5. 7. 1985 Pilgrimage to Velehrad, 1989 - The fall of the iron curtain, 12 November 1989 - Canonization of Agnes of Bohemia and 1 more anniversaries

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