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Martin Oulický in 1975

Martin Oulický

* 1951

Witness of local events from the Communist era, The underground

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

František Outrata in his childhood

František Outrata

* 1936

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

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII

Jan Jakub Outrata, approx. 1968

PhDr. Jan Jakub Outrata

* 1948

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

5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 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, Palach Week

Matěj Outrata, 19 years old

JUDr. Matěj Outrata

* 1949

Relative of a political prisoner, 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, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, 18. - 21. 8. 1969 – mass demonstrations against Soviet occupation

Last year of gymnasium

Zdenko Ouzký

* 1931

National minorities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, The topic of security forces before 1989

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 14. 3. 1939 – The foundation of the Slovak State

Eduard Ovčáček / Ostrava 1951

Professor Eduard Ovčáček

* 1933 †︎ 2022

Charter 77 signatory, Boy Scouts, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Art and censorship and 2 more categories

8. 5. 1945 - End of WWII, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 21. 8. 1988 – 17. 11. 1989 – Street demonstrations against the communist regime, 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Vlastimil Ovčáčík, First Mass procession, Velehrad, 1971

Vlastimil Ovčáčík

* 1929 †︎ 2022

Catholic clerical, Victims of church persecution in 1948-1989, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 13. – 14. 4. 1950 – "Action K" – forceful concentration of Czech monks, 9. 5. 1960 - Amnesty of political prisoners, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops

Libor Ovečka, Prague, late 1970s

Doc., Dr., Th.D. Libor Ovečka

* 1950

Catholic clerical, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Member of an Illegal Church

21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, 16. 1. 1969 – Jan Palach´s self-immolation , 17. 11. - 29. 12. 1989 - The Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia

Jiří Ovísek in 2025

Jiří Ovísek

* 1937

Witnesses of local events connected to WWII, Witness of local events from the Communist era, Member of the Czechoslovak People's Army

The family of a witness, probably in 1970. Son Ivan, born 1964, and daughter Soňa, born 1970

Miroslav Pacák

* 1940

New citizen of Sudetenland after 1945, Witness of local events from the Communist era

1944 - 1945 - The liberation of Czechoslovakia, 30. 5. 1945 – 29. 10. 1946 - Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, 25. 2. 1948 - Communist coup d‘état in ČSR, 30. 5. 1953 – 3. 6. 1953 – The monetary reform and subsequent public upheaval, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops and 2 more anniversaries

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